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Report: Suspicious package sent to Palin

Bristol Palin reacts to her mother, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's speech at a dinner celebrating former U.S. president Ronald Reagan on the centennial of his birth, at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, California on February 4, 2011. The dinner was hosted by the Young America's Foundation (YAF). Reagan, who died in 2004 at the age of 93, would have been 100 years old on February 6. UPI/Jim Ruymen

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Published: Oct. 5, 2012 at 1:18 PM

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A suspicious package sent to Bristol Palin at the Los Angeles studio where "Dancing with the Stars" is taped turned out to be harmless, TMZ said.

Bristol is the 21-year-old daughter of Republican 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, as well as a single mother, author and reality TV personality. She is competing on the all-stars edition of the ballroom dance show.

Police, fire and health officials were dispatched to the studio this week to investigate a package with powder on it, but the substance proved innocuous, TMZ said.

A similar incident occurred in 2010 when Palin previously appeared on the series. The package at the focus of that incident was also declared harmless.

Palin's publicist declined to comment on the most recent matter to E! News, citing the show's policy to not discuss security issues publicly.

Topics: Bristol Palin, Sarah Palin

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