January 31, 2001

2:58 PM

Germ Warfare against Canadian Politicians.Letters allegedly containing Anthrax were sent to MPs in Canada
posted by jpate (5 comments total)

This comes a day after the Wal-Mart in my hometown of Victoria, B.C. received a letter that also supposedly contained Anthrax. The article states that this was "the first time a letter said to be contaminated with anthrax has been delivered... in Canada," and I'm more than a little creeped out that we've racked up subsequent incidents so quickly.
posted by jess at 3:40 PM on January 31, 2001

How does one spot an envelope containing Anthrax?
posted by rklawler at 6:42 PM on January 31, 2001

Your sweater keels over.
posted by dhartung at 6:49 PM on January 31, 2001

You look for the biohazard icon on the envelope.
posted by Steven Den Beste at 7:24 PM on January 31, 2001

FYI, it was a hoax.
posted by yupislyr at 5:47 AM on February 1, 2001