Suspicious package was mailed to Ocean Ridge from India, Biden's brother says

[Little Star]

Source: PalmBeachPost.com

OCEAN RIDGE — The envelope mailed to the Ocean Ridge home of Vice President Joe Biden's younger brother, which contained a suspicious white powder and caused a hazmat emergency Saturday, was apparently mailed from India.

Francis Biden, 57, said this morning that the package - a manila envelope - was retrieved from his roadside mailbox at about noon by his girlfriend, Mindy. It was addressed to him.

"She retrieved it, but I was the one who opened it," Biden said, declining to give Mindy's last name. "It was mailed from India."

Biden said the moment he opened it, a white powder spilled from the envelope and onto his skin. He said he immediately called authorities, who evacuated neighbors from his block and closed off the street for more than eight hours. The neighbors were eventually let back into their homes at about 9 p.m.


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He was kept in the hospital overnight then released.

I found it interesting that the article mentions that Joe Biden's brother runs tuition-free charter schools around Florida. The schools accept students who have either dropped out of school or are in danger of dropping out.

[TheWraith]

1. I agree, that last bit is pretty interesting, and something there should be more of.

Targeting at-risk kids with a schooling program that maybe would help increase their interest and keep things relevant.

[JDPriestly]

5. Charter schools for at-risk kids are the only charters I support.

Public schools are often too rigid for children with behavioral or learning disabilities.

[boston bean]

2. that must have been scary. It would have scared the crap out of me. nt

[izquierdista]

3. What's suspicious?

If it's from India, throw it in with some ghee and vegetables, it probably packs a punch. Now if it was from China, I'd call the Hazmat team.

[girl gone mad]

4. People are still doing this?

I thought we would be past this sort of hysterical overreaction by now.

[JDPriestly]

6. Was someone trying to scare him? Why?

Seems strange to send a package like that to the Vice President's brother. It just makes no sense.