VIDEO : Police just cleared by powder letter

Tens of The police station of the Pz Getevallei in the Gilainstraat in Tens this afternoon as partially evacuated after employees a letter with suspicious white powder were found. The firemen of the post Tens rushed to the spot.

Dressed in special protective suits could fire the letter or letters packed in a special container and the space containing the suspicious substance was discovered, which was then thoroughly disinfected to avoid contamination. No one came directly with the accused product in touch; no one was so injured or had to be quarantined. The suspicious letter was by a citizen around noon, brought into the police station.

Police station is accessible

in the Meantime, took the civil protection of the suspect package for further analysis. Result will be only to be expected in the course of following days. In the meantime, the police station is normally accessible. The police and the public prosecutor are now investigating further who the letter was properly brought. To whom the letter was addressed could the police do not communicate, as this is part of the research.

That there was a suspicious letter with powder is found is not new in our region. In February 2017 was the post office in Countries evacuated for a mission with a suspicious powder. When were 27 people placed in quarantine. Turned out afterwards to a harmless substance. A month later, on 17 march 2017 was the Tiense suikerraffinaderij in turmoil to a suspicious envelope with white powder in it. Also, when were the fire brigade and civil protection massively. After analysis it turned out to... sugar. However, it is the first time that a police station is such a powder letter ends up in the Hageland.