Toxin Alert at German bank in Schkeuditz

On Friday afternoon marched forces of police and firefighters from the Deutsche Bank building in Schkeuditz. There is a serious, but hitherto unknown substance had appeared. + + +

A letter with the white powder had been delivered in the hours before. With great probability the substance spread through the air conditioning throughout the building.

The complete office complex and an adjoining nursery were evacuated. Overall, more than 700 people were affected by the safeguards. The police and firefighters are having a large contingent on site to accommodate the investigation into the powder and its origin.

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Forty Deutsche Bank employees from an office in the eastern German town of Schkeuditz near Leipzig are undergoing health checks after a letter containing a white powder was found at their building, local German police said on Friday.

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A Deutsche Bank spokesman said he could not confirm the details from the police but said the building housed back-office operations for Germany's biggest lender.

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Local paper Leipziger Volkszeitung in its online edition said the incident may be linked to an ongoing wage dispute at the offices.

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