OCEAN RIDGE, Fla. (AP) - The FBI on Saturday investigated a suspicious package containing a powdery substance that was delivered to a home on a Florida street where Vice President Joe Biden's brother lives.
The Sun Sentinel reported on its website Saturday night (http://sunsent.nl/n5uCeX) that two residents of Ridge Boulevard in Ocean Ridge were taken to the hospital as a precaution after the package was delivered to their home. It was not clear if Francis Biden was affected, though the registered Florida lobbyist lists the short street, which has eight houses, as his home address.
Boynton Beach Fire-Rescue spokesman Steve Lewis said the Palm Beach County sheriff's bomb squad and the county fire-rescue hazardous materials team responded after a call was received at about 12:57 p.m. Saturday.
The bomb squad determined the package was not explosive. The package was later taken to Miami for FBI lab testing.
Lewis told the newspaper that the U.S. Postal Service and Secret Service were also on the scene.
The FBI issued a statement saying, "Preliminary tests indicate the contents of the package were deemed not to be threatening in nature."
Lewis did not have information on the conditions of the two residents, a man and woman. The newspaper reported that residents who were evacuated were returning to their homes Saturday night.
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Information from: South Florida Sun Sentinel, http://www.sun sentinel.com