Canada’s consulate in Istanbul has been closed for the day after an employee reportedly opened a package filled with yellow powder.
The unnamed staff is under observation in the hospital.
A spokesman for the Turkish disaster and emergency management authority says the package was received around noon Friday. Similar packages were also reported at the German and Belgian consulates.
The Turkish official says the Canadian office and the staff who came in contact with the package have been decontaminated.
The powder is now being analysed by Turkish health authorities.