No 'biological agents of concern' found in letter sent to FAA's Minneapolis office

It is still unclear what was in the letter, which also led to the precautionary hospitalization of four people.

June 1, 2018 at 2:34AM
The scene was quiet by 5:00 p.m. with no sign of emergency responders. ] MARK VANCLEAVE ï FOX 9 had earlier reported several people had been taken to the hospital after a letter containing a suspicious substance was found at the FAA building at the MSP Airport on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
The scene was quiet by 5:00 p.m. with no sign of emergency responders. ] MARK VANCLEAVE ï FOX 9 had earlier reported several people had been taken to the hospital after a letter containing a suspicious substance was found at the FAA building at the MSP Airport on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Preliminary tests did not reveal any "biological agents of concern" inside a letter that prompted Tuesday's evacuation at the Federal Aviation Administration's Minneapolis office, according to the FBI.

Michael Kulstad, a spokesman for the FBI in Minneapolis, said Wednesday that state Health Department technicians were conducting additional tests "out of an abundance of caution."

It is still unclear what was in the letter, which also led to the precautionary hospitalization of four people.

HCMC did not immediately respond to an inquiry for further information on those individuals.

In an earlier statement, the FAA said that the office, at 6020 28th Ave. S., houses employees involved in aircraft certification, security, pilot licensure and regulatory compliance, as well as airline and airport regulatory compliance. Air traffic control functions are not located at the building and were not affected, the FAA said.

On Wednesday, the FAA referred all questions to the FBI.

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