White powder found at Melbourne Airport

Police and firefighters have been called to Melbourne Airport after white powder was found at the Australia Post mail handling centre.

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(AAP)

Federal police and firefighters are dealing with a white powder incident at the Australia Post mail handling centre at Melbourne Airport.

Australian Federal Police said the Metropolitan Fire Brigade had sent a number of trucks to deal with incident on Thursday night.

A spokesman said there was no disruption to flights or airport operations.


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