Kari Lake's office on lockdown after campaign staffer opened envelope with ‘suspicious’ substance inside

The agency of Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake was put connected lockdown Tuesday aft a run staffer opened a package pinch a "suspicious" substance. 

A run spokesperson told Fox News Digital that an intern astatine nan campaign's Phoenix agency opened an letter cover pinch a suspicious constituent and a statement that said, "caution anthrax." 

The agency of Kari Lake successful Phoenix, Arizona.  (Kari Lake run provided)

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The run called authorities, prompting a consequence from aggregate rule enforcement agencies and a hazmat team. 

Authorities person not confirmed if nan constituent was anthrax. The run spokesperson said nan constituent is now being tested. 

Authorities connected segment aft an letter cover pinch a suspicious constituent was recovered astatine nan agency of Kari Lake.  (Kari Lake run provided)

"The extremist left, pinch thief from nan mainstream media, has escalated its attacks against maine from baseless smears and ineligible harassment to beingness threats. Today, my agency received a suspicious envelope, perchance containing anthrax — an effort to intimidate and soundlessness me," Lake said successful a statement. "This isn't conscionable astir me; it’s an onslaught connected our movement. I won’t beryllium intimidated, and those responsible must beryllium brought to justice. The clip to merge against these dangerous, un-American strategies is now." 

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