Seven people hospitalized after package with ‘white powder’ opened at Joint Base Andrews

Investigation ongoing after package was sent to the home of the US president's Air Force One

Seven people were briefly hospitalized after a suspicious package containing a white powder" was sent to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, home to the US president's Air Force One, on Thursday.

According to a spokesperson for the base, someone opened the package sometime in the afternoon, and it was cleared up by early in evening.