Maxine Waters: Two suspicious packages: one intercepted at a congressional mail-screening facility in Maryland and a second one found at a postal facility in Los Angeles. Former Attorney General Eric Holder: One package addressed to him but sent to the Florida office of Democratic lawmaker Debbie Wasserman Schultz.Barack Obama: One package mailed to Washington, D.C., but intercepted by the Secret Service.Bill and Hillary Clinton: One package mailed to their home in New York but intercepted by the Secret Service.Billionaire investor George Soros: One package, sent to his home in New York.It matches the description of those sent to the other officials.Ī package containing a possible explosive device intended for Obama was intercepted by the US Secret Service at a screening facility in Washington. Maxine Waters, D-California, was intercepted at a congressional mail-screening facility in Maryland, and a second package addressed to the congresswoman was found at a postal facility in Los Angeles. They said the package was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan.Ī suspicious package addressed to the Washington office of US Rep. after the discovery of a package containing a bomb, said law enforcement officials. What investigators are looking for in nationwide hunt for would-be bomberĬNN’s New York bureau in the Time Warner Center was evacuated shortly after 10 a.m. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer/Getty Images Initial news reports suggest that the package contained similar markings and contents as recent pipe bomb packages that have been mailed to high-profile Democrats. NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 25: Law enforcement officials gather near the scene of where another package bomb was found early Thursday morning at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Grill restaurant, Octoin New York City. The New York Police Department also tweeted Friday morning that it was investigating a suspicious package, and a law enforcement official told CNN the package was at a postal facility on West 52nd Street in New York. The #FBI has confirmed an 11th package has been recovered in Florida, similar in appearance to the others, addressed to Sen. Law enforcement officials told CNN the package was found Thursday night. The package was addressed to Booker’s office in Camden, New Jersey, sources said. Sources previously told CNN that investigators believed some of the packages might have originated in Florida and that investigators were there, chasing down leads. Cory Booker of New Jersey, had been recovered in Florida. There was also a sticker that said “CNN Sucks.”Įarlier Friday the FBI confirmed an 11th package, addressed to Democratic Sen. Footage showed officials in Plantation towing away a van with stickers that featured images of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The sources said Sayoc had a criminal history and also had ties to New York. Sayoc, who has an Aventura, Florida, address, was arrested at a business in nearby Plantation, Florida. A number of similar crude explosive devices have been sent since Monday to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, other top political figures and CNN’s New York offices.Ĭesar Sayoc, 56, was arrested in connection with the suspicious packages, law enforcement sources told CNN.
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