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'Anthrax threat letter' found at Lincoln Memorial 
FBI helping D.C. police investigate discovery of suspicious package

WASHINGTON —  The FBI is helping the U.S. Park Police and Washington, D.C. police investigate what is described as the discovery of an "anthrax threat letter" and a suspicious package at the Lincoln Memorial.

A strange liquid was found in the women's restroom on the property Monday afternoon. Authorities would not confirm what the note said or what the substance may have been.

There are no reports of anyone being sick, nor have any ambulances been called.

One citizen reported seeing a suspicious bottle, whic police never found. There was a letter in a clear plastic sleeve with threatening language found in the restroom, along with a thermos found on the memorial steps.

After testing, the fire department later determined that the substance in the thermos was not harmful.

The Lincoln Memorial stands 190 feet long, 119 feet wide, and almost 100 feet high. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd by the memorial in 1963. The structure is currently undergoing a major restoration, according to the National Park Service.