Reuters: U.S.: Canadian embassy evacuated in Washington for suspicious letter

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Canadian embassy evacuated in Washington for suspicious letter Oct 26th 2012, 13:59 WASHINGTON | Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:59am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Canadian embassy in Washington was evacuated Thursday morning after a suspicious letter was discovered in its mail room, an embassy spokesman said. Embassy spokesman Chris Plunkett said the U.S. Secret Service is investigating the incident but there were no other details about the letter. The embassy's 325 employees were evacuated at around 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) and spilled onto Pennsylvania Avenue, a major artery in Washington that leads to the White House just 1.5 miles away. Numerous police cars and fire trucks were on the scene.

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