FBI investigates suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than a dozen states
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**ATLANTA** - The FBI and the U. S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of [suspicious packages](https://apnews. com/article/suspicious-packages-election-powder-iowa-nebraska-tennessee-63c85689b94f0f55cf68c64dd05bea8f) that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than a dozen states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material. The latest packages were sent to elections officials in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York and Rhode Island.
Mississippi authorities reported a package was delivered there Monday, and the Connecticut Secretary of State’s office said the FBI alerted it of a package that was intercepted.