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To: elpolvo who wrote (46426)	1/15/2002 1:48:47 AM
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McDonald's stores in Sydney receive white powder SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. fast-food chain McDonald's (NYSE:MCD - news) temporarily shut two stores in Sydney on Tuesday after a number of its outlets in Australia's largest city received suspicious envelopes containing white powder, police said. A police statement said the substance had been taken to police forensic laboratories for examination. ``Ambulance officers have provided precautionary treatment to a number of employees,'' the police said. McDonald's Australia said only some of the suspicious envelopes sent to its stores contained the unidentified substance but restaurant managers across the country had been told not to open any mail until further notice. ``We are treating this matter very seriously and I want to reiterate that the safety of our customers and staff is our most important priority,'' said McDonald's Australia Managing Director Guy Russo. Anthrax hoaxes and scares have cropped up across the globe since several letters contaminated with spores of the deadly organism were discovered in the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. A British citizen was recently charged in Australia for a prank in which he sent a neighbour washing powder in a letter. biz.yahoo.com