Ukrainian Embassy In Washington Temporarily Evacuated Over Suspicious Object
According to him, U.S. police classified the object as suspicious.
"For the safety of embassy staff and visitors, a decision was made to temporarily evacuate the premises and cordon off the area. U.S. law enforcement officers and bomb disposal experts were called in and are currently carrying out the necessary checks," Tykhyi said.
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson apologized to visitors to the diplomatic mission for the inconvenience.
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"The area around the diplomatic mission has been reopened. Visitor services will resume shortly," he said.
As Ukrinform reported, U.S. law enforcement agencies are investigating cases involving letters containing a suspicious substance sent to the offices of members of Congress and election offices across the country.
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