Vial sent to newspaper's office; sender claims it's Ebola

A vial has been sent to a New Zealand newspaper office with a letter claiming it contained the deadly Ebola virus, the newspaper revealed Tuesday.

Sky News reported the vial was sent from a "jihadist group" to an unknown office, while the New Zealand Herald has claimed on Twitter it ended up in their mailroom and is on the way to Australia.

#BREAKING Vial sent to Australia for testing for Ebola was originally sent to the @nzherald mailroom. All precautions were taken. More soon.

— nzherald (@nzherald) November 11, 2014

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman told Fairfax Media there is a police investigation underway to determine the details surrounding the vial. Read more...

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