Overview
- A package containing an unknown white substance was delivered to the Maryland installation and opened inside a facility.
- Base officials said one building was evacuated immediately after the parcel was opened.
- Several people who were nearby at the time were taken to a hospital, with their conditions not disclosed.
- A HAZMAT team’s preliminary field test did not detect a dangerous substance, pending confirmatory lab analysis.
- Investigators are reviewing political propaganda materials found in the parcel, and the base—used for presidential travel—was visited by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to reports.