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Box of bagels causes scare at Sinema’s Phoenix office

Apr 17, 2013, 3:47 PM

An unmarked box of bagels caused a scare at the Phoenix office of Rep. Kyrsten Sinema on Wendesday.

The suspicious package arrived at her office in the morning hours and prompted a response from law enforcement. An all-clear was given shortly later.

Concerns are up about suspicious packages after ricin, a poison, was sent to a Mississippi senator’s office and President Barack Obama.

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Box of bagels causes scare at Sinema’s Phoenix office