John Edwards' campaign headquarters in Chapel Hill was the target of terrorists again Thursday.
Authorities disarmed a suspicious package addressed to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Thursday after the discovery of the package forced the evacuation of numerous businesses Thursday.
The incident marked the third time in recent months that authorities have responded to mail addressed to Edwards' office.
A FedEx envelope from out of state arrived in the mail at about 10 a.m. Thursday, and intermittent beeping could be heard from inside, police said.
Capt. Bob Overton of the Chapel Hill Police Department said he didn't know the contents of the package, but he said authorities deemed it suspicious.
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Previously, the workers and volunteers at Edwards' Chapel Hill office were subjected to this terrorist action.
The FBI has launched an investigation into a letter mailed to John Edwards' presidential campaign office in Chapel Hill last week, authorities said Tuesday.
An envelope containing a white powder was sent to the campaign office last Wednesday, prompting officials to call for all campaign workers to evacuate.
White powder in letters has been associated with anthrax after an attack in 2001 killed five people and sickened 17. The substance was mailed to lawmakers on Capitol Hill and members of the news media in New York and Florida just weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Next, it was the Chapel Hill postal workers turn to be terrorized, although the actual target was, once again, Edwards' Chapel Hill HQ.
A suspicious letter addressed to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' campaign headquarters prompted the evacuation of a Chapel Hill post office Thursday afternoon.
Workers at the Franklin Street Post Office discovered the letter, which apparently contained an unknown powdery substance, at about mid-afternoon, Chapel Hill police said.
Understandably, neighboring businesses are not amused. But methinks they're blaming the wrong party.
Edwards' Headquarters Becoming Nuisance to Neighbors
Chapel Hill — Thursday marked the second postal scare in four months at John Edwards’ campaign headquarters in Chapel Hill.
Both incidents proved to be harmless, but for businesses in Southern Village, Edwards’ headquarters is becoming more of a nuisance.
Businesses complain that they're losing money. Some of them shut down for the day. Business owners told WRAL they're tired of the scares and tired of the business day interruptions. One business owner plans to do something about it.
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Her office plans to draft a letter to the building's management expressing frustration about the loss of business. She is planning to get other companies in Southern Village to sign the letter.
Keith Getchell runs a restaurant two doors down from Edwards’ campaign headquarters. The bomb scare wiped out his lunch crowd, he said. He, too, is frustrated and plans to sign Hardin's letter.
Somebody's afraid of John Edwards.