Election offices in several US states have been targeted by mailings containing substances described as suspicious, according to information released about the incident.
The states confirming that they were affected include Oklahoma, Ohio and Louisiana. The letters were sent to election offices, although the available information does not specify how many offices received them or when the mailings arrived.
No details have been provided about the substances, the identity of the sender or whether anyone was harmed. Further information about official responses and any investigation was not included in the supplied material.