The Berlin police reported that the powder in envelopes does not pose a danger, although its examination is still ongoing. Leading German politicians and members of their families, unknown people almost simultaneously sent out letters with suspicious white powder a few days before the elections to the Bundestag, the N-TV channel reported.. Let's remind, elections in the Bundestag will be held in Germany on September 24. It is noted that among the politicians who received threats - the prime minister of the federal state of Bavaria Horst Seehofer, the leader of the parliamentary faction of the Greens Catherine Goering-Ekkardt, the deputy of the Bundestag from the party Green Hans-Christian Strebele and other legislators, including Gregor Gizi and Gezine Letch. The letter also came to the husband of the current Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel Joachim Sauer. According to the television channel, politicians and police confirmed receipt of such letters. According to the Berlin law enforcers, the powder in envelopes is not dangerous, although it is still being carefully studied. Strebele posted a photo of the received letter on Twitter. It shows that in the envelope, apart from a sheet of paper, a razor blade. The sheet is printed in Arabic. According to experts, the written text does not indicate that the senders were carriers of Arabic. Wer war das? Drohbrief mit Klinge, wei?em Pulver, arabischem Text. Franco A. sitzt, aber andere Rechte nicht o doch IS? pic. twitter. com / aiEQuRiiQC - Christian Strobele (@MdB_Stroebele) September 21, 2017. Gizi after receiving the letter expressed concern about where the sender learned his personal address and the addresses of the politicians involved. The investigation of the case involved the government agencies responsible for crimes of political origin.

The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic received an envelope with cyanide potassium Earlier in Greece, the police discovered and neutralized eight parcels with bombs, which were addressed to officials of the European Union. According to media reports, the parcels-bombs were addressed to one of the offices of the European Central Bank, as well as to two high-ranking officials of the eurozone.

Original article: Media: German politicians sent letters with white powder.