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White powder sent to Mormon temples

Authorities are investigating the letters sent to temples in Utah, California

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updated 9:06 p.m. ET Nov. 13, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Authorities are investigating after letters containing white powder were sent to Mormon temples in Utah and California.

A temple that was the site of a recent gay rights protest in Los Angeles was closed Thursday after receiving the envelope. The package was being inspected.

Powder spilled from an envelope onto a clerk's hand Thursday at the temple in downtown Salt Lake City. The room was decontaminated and the envelope taken by the FBI for testing.

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The clerk showed no signs of illness, but the scare shut down a building at Temple Square for more than an hour.

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Protests in recent days have targeted the Mormon church, which encouraged its members to fight the recently passed amendment banning gay marriage in California.


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