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Three people were hospitalised and more than 130 were forced to evacuate after a suspicious package was delivered to a military police station in Poland.
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package → hospitalise → Poland
The alarm was raised on Wednesday when two soldiers and a military employee reported feeling unwell with irritation on their faces and hands after opening an envelope delivered to the base in the southern town of Nowa Dęba.
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soldiers → raise → Dęba
Specialist teams trained in dealing with hazardous materials were brought in to investigate the enclosed postcard but later ruled out the presence of any chemical, biological, and radiological agents.
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teams → train → agents
Prosecutor Marcin Kozak revealed on Thursday that the card had been delivered to the deputy head of the station, who opened it to find a short note with the signature: “Greetings from the Golden One”
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who → reveal → One
Poland has been on heightened alert in recent weeks with leaders anxious over the prospect of potential hybrid attacks from Russia, which has consistently denied orchestrating plots against Europe.
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which → heighten → Europe
“It was not impregnated with any organoleptic substance.
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No impregnation of any substance was detected.
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impregnation → detect → substance
Nothing spilled from the envelope either,” Kozak told reporters.
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Kozak → spill → reporters
The officer nevertheless felt a shortness of breath and was taken to hospital, before two more people reported a sore throat.
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people → feel → throat
Both were also taken to the health centre and given medical assistance, the prosecutor said.
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prosecutor → take → assistance
Lt. Col. Dariusz Rozkosz, spokesperson for the commander-in-chief of the Military Police, said on Wednesday that all three had been discharged from hospital with no signs of poisoning.
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three → say → poisoning
He said the package was of unknown origin and acknowledged lingering doubts around the contents.
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package → say → contents
The military police department in Rzeszów was still investigating, he added.
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he → investigate → Rzeszów
Kozak said they would investigate whether the symptoms reported by the military personnel were actually related to the letter or merely coincidence.
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symptoms → say → letter
A further four gendarmes were initially placed in isolation without any symptoms, while 133 people were evacuated from the adjacent building, Polskie Radio 24 reported.
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Radio → place → building
A witness told the Polish Press Agency that the entrance to the emergency room had been blocked and those inside the hospital were unable to leave.
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those → tell → hospital
Lt. Col. Rozkosz told TVN24 that it was standard practice for the three people who came into contact with the shipment to be isolated and sent for tests.
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who → tell → tests
He would not confirm whether the package arrived from Germany, as reported by local media.
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package → confirm → media
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