CAIR Evacuated After ‘Foreign Substance’ And Hate Message Found In Mail

Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks during a news conference of Muslim leaders at CAIR’s office near the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Washington. B... Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks during a news conference of Muslim leaders at CAIR’s office near the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Washington. Behind him is Oussama Jammal, the Secretary General of the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations. During the press conference, Muslim leaders condemned the attacks in France and offered condolences and prayers for the people of France and the victims. (AP Photo/Jessica Gresko) MORE LESS
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ office was evacuated Thursday after a “foreign substance” was found in the mail with a “hate message,” a CAIR spokesman told TPM.

“There was a hate message. We cannot specify what it said. The FBI has asked us not to,” the spokesman said.

An initial test of the substance was found to be negative, according to a report from BuzzFeed News and the roughly two dozen people evacuated at the Capitol Hill office have returned to the building.

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