Quebec Premier Jean Charest explains the reasons for leaving a negotiation table with student leaders as Education Minister Michelle Courchesne, right, looks away at a news conference at the Premier's office at the legislature in Quebec City on Thursday, May 31, 2012.Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press
Suspicious packages containing white powder were sent to nine high-profile targets in Quebec — including the riding office of Premier Jean Charest.
The packages were sent to other governmental offices and media organizations.
Montreal police said Wednesday that there were nine suspicious packages in that city alone; others were mailed elsewhere, including to Mr. Charest's office in Sherbrooke.
While the contents might have looked like anthrax, they didn't appear to be dangerous.
At least one of the packages has been identified as actually containing baking soda. Police in Montreal said none of the packages there were dangerous.
There were no reports of injuries, although some buildings were evacuated.
The packages have all been identified as being sent by a self-described group referring to itself as the Armed Revolutionary Forces of Quebec.