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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - The U.S. Embassy and those of four other nations with troops in Iraq were closed Thursday after envelopes containing a suspicious white powder were intercepted, authorities said.
The envelopes were received by the embassies of the United States, Britain, Japan, Italy and South Korea. Police said tests showed the powder in at least two of the parcels was not harmful, and officers angrily denounced hoaxes involving the packages in the capital of Canberra.
"It is a nonsense, it is a waste of resources and it is a silly way for any person to make their point, political or otherwise," said Shane Connelly, deputy police commander.
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