Anthrax/Nonthrax/Bomb Threat At Lincoln Memorial

I blame the Booth Memorial.
(What, too soon?) 

Authorities closed the Lincoln Memorial on Monday after finding suspicious bottles in a restroom and a note reading "Do you know what anthrax is?" and "Do you know what a bomb is?", a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Hmm... threatening and childish.

Authorities found a bottle appearing to contain a liquid in a basement ladies' rest room, along with the note, said an official from the Department of Homeland Security who asked to not be identified because his agency was not in charge of the incident.

While investigating the liquid, authorities received a call about a suspicious package, District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter said. No injuries were reported.

Judging from a Fox News report, the "suspicious package" may have been a thermos left on the memorial steps.

Liquid anthrax has to be ingested to be dangerous, so depositing the payload in a touristy restroom seems pretty hoaxy off the bat.

Has Castanga been to D.C. lately?

Update:  No hazard, per the Fire Department:

"From the Fire Department side, there is no biological, chemical or radiological hazard," Washington, D.C., Fire Battalion Chief Wayne Benson said after the memorial was closed to tourists to investigate the items.

Update:  All clear.

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