Update: 39 D.C. schools receive letters with white powder

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Update: 39 D.C. schools receive letters with white powder


The number of D.C. schools receiving letters containing a powdery substance and referencing al Qaeda has increased to 39, the FBI said Friday.

Several District schools evacuated on Thursday when 29 of the letters bearing a Dallas postmark were opened in school mail rooms or administrative offices. “This morning, we’ve collected eight more letters,” said Andrew Ames, an FBI spokesman.

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