Suspicious packages sent to nearly 20 Australian consulates and embassies

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At least a dozen consulates and seven foreign embassies in Australia have received suspicious packages, CNN reported Wednesday.

The consulates for the U.S., U.K, Croatia, New Zealand, and Switzerland in Melbourne were all reportedly sent suspicious items. Packages were also delivered to unspecified consulate offices in the capital city of Canberra. It is not known which Canberra offices were targeted, The Guardian reports.

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Marianne Dodson

Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.