21.   But Assistant FBI Director John Collingwood played down the possible anthrax connection.

22.   Dutch health officials were examining three guards from the U.S. embassy in The Hague Thursday evening for possible anthrax infection, Dutch television reported.

23.   Elsewhere, a Virginia doctor downplayed what had been described as a possible anthrax case there with connections to the Florida cases.

24.   Four Norwegian peacekeepers and their interpreter, all receiving antibiotics and monitored for possible anthrax exposure, were in good health, Slaven said.

25.   He said four Norwegian peacekeepers and their interpreter were all receiving antibiotics and were being monitored for possible anthrax exposure.

26.   In Lebanon, Liban Post is screening all foreign mail for possible anthrax contamination at its headquarters at Beirut International Airport.

27.   Meanwhile, a Pakistan official said Friday that the Health and Interior ministries had formed a special body that had been preparing for a possible anthrax attack.

28.   Simpson said it was important that public health systems across the globe were prepared for possible anthrax cases but there was no need to panic.

29.   Several people were disinfected for possible anthrax infection.

30.   The embassy was being examined for possible anthrax spores immediately.