Staff evacuated as U.S. embassy in Stockholm gets suspicious letterOctober 17, 2012 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The staff of the U.S. embassy in the Swedish capital left the building after a suspect letter was found and police are investigating, police and the embassy said on Wednesday, Oct 17, according to Reuters. A spokeswoman for the fire service said she had been told by police that a white powder had leaked out in the building, but neither she nor the police had further details. Spokesman Jeff Anderson said essential staff had left the building while police investigated. "We are looking into a possible security incident," he added. About 150 people were employed at the embassy, but not all were working at the time of the incident, he added. Stockholm police said in a statement on its website that a letter with unknown content had come to the embassy. Police and fire service staff had gone into the embassy to take charge of the letter, a police spokesman said. "Rescue service and police personnel are on the spot and are cooperating with embassy staff," the statement added. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |