---
title: "Letter sent to French minister tests positive for Plague!"
description: "CBRNe World provides those tasked with defending against CBRN and IED threats with the essential practical, scientific and political information. Access the current and previous issues of the magazine by registering as a member."
url: "https://cbrneworld.com/news/subscribers/letter-sent-to-french-minister-tests-positive-for-plague"
date: "2026-07-30T21:14:42+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  Letter sent to French minister tests positive for Plague!

 Written by Zoe Rutherford on 29 July 2024.

French police are investigating a suspicious letter sent to the interior minister that tested positive for yersinia pestis.

The letter, unstamped, and with undisclosed “inscriptions” on the back, roused suspicions among workers. Inside, they discovered a black powder and a letter containing racist insults.

Preliminary tests conducted by a CBRN unit are reported to have revealed a “slight positivity for the plague”. The local prosecutor’s office warned that the initial test results could be a “false positive” and said further analyses are being carried out. Full results are expected later.

 [Threat](https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/threat), [Biological](https://cbrneworld.com/component/tags/tag/biological)

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