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Mystery package prompts consulate closure

By Zheng Caixiong in Guangzhou and Chen Xin in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-15 07:49

Visa services have been suspended at the US consulate in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, after it received a bag of unidentified white powder on Monday.

"Visa services will only resume once the incident has been fully investigated," a spokesman for the consulate said on Tuesday on condition of anonymity.

"The source and identity of the unidentified material is now under police investigation," the official added.

Mystery package prompts consulate closure

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