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Apr 2, 2008 3:00 pm US/Eastern

Container Searched For Anthrax Turns Up Clean

Message Reads, 'Anthrax Gift From Osama'

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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) ― Authorities at the Port of Long Beach in California investigated a cargo container Wednesday marked with graffiti reading: "Anthrax a gift from Osama."

No contamination of the cargo container was found, CBS station KCBS-TV reported. Trace samples were taken from the container and are being examined as a precaution.

Long Beach Fire Battalion Chief Frank Hayes said the truck hauling the container was stopped at a terminal around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday because of the spray-painted graffiti.

The truck driver told authorities the container was picked up in nearby Wilmington and was empty.

The container was moved to an isolated area of the port for inspection and hazardous materials crews wearing oxygen tanks and protective suits  opened it. There were no evacuations.



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