US base, home to Air Force One, gets suspicious package, multiple fall ill: Report

A suspicious package containing white powder delivered to a US military base in Maryland caused multiple people to fall ill and led to several being hospitalised, CNN reported on Thursday.

A building on the base was evacuated after an individual "opened a suspicious package," CNN said, citing a statement from Joint Base Andrews, located outside Washington, D.C.

"As a precaution, the building and connecting building were evacuated, and a cordon was established around the area," the statement said.