Reuters Evacuates New York Newsroom Following White Powder Envelope Scare

11/27/2008 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York newsroom of Reuters News was evacuated on Monday after receiving an envelope with a "puff of powder" in it, Reuters spokeswoman Jolie Hunt said.

Police told staff to evacuate the 19th-floor New York newsroom after Brian Rhoads, the company's managing editor for the Americas, opened an envelope and a "puff of powder" came out of it, Hunt said.

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