The Secret Service said Wednesday morning it had intercepted two suspicious packages that were addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, N.Y., and former President Barack Obama's residence in Washington, D.C.
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We have committed the full strength of the FBI's resources and, together with our partners on our Joint Terrorism Task Forces, we will continue to work to identify and arrest whoever is responsible for sending these packages," FBI Director Christopher Wray said in the statement. "This investigation is of the highest priority for the FBI. Waters thanked law enforcement investigating the package and said in a statement, "I unequivocally condemn any and all acts of violence and terror." Capitol Police intercepted a suspicious package targeting her office. Maxine Waters.Įarlier in the day, Waters said U.S. The FBI confirmed on Wednesday night that two packages, similar in appearance, were addressed to California Democratic Rep. The packages were in manila envelopes with bubble-wrap interior, and the FBI says it is "possible that additional packages were mailed to other locations." Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman.
All bore the return address of the office of U.S. Packages were addressed to George Soros, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, former CIA Director John Brennan (care of CNN) and former Attorney General Eric Holder. "The packages are similar in appearance," the FBI stated, "and contain potentially destructive devices."Ī photo released by CNN shows the small, rudimentary explosive wrapped in black electrical tape and a digital timer attached to the center. Police say the package appeared to be a “live explosive device.” It has now been removed and taken to a NYPD facility in the Bronx. This is the suspicious package received this morning at the Time Warner Center, which houses the CNN New York bureau. He is "pretty sure those images will be caught on video and we'll be able to find out where that person came from before they entered the building and where they went to after." O'Neill said surveillance footage could lead to the identity of a messenger believed to have delivered a package containing an explosive device to the news channel's New York headquarters. The package received on Wednesday morning at the Time Warner Center was delivered by a courier service, law enforcement sources told CNN. The FBI obscured the addresses to protect privacy.Īt least seven suspicious packages containing what the FBI called potentially destructive devices have been sent since Monday to several leading Democratic Party figures and to CNN in New York, triggering a massive investigation.Īuthorities have yet to release any information about a possible suspect or suspects but, in an interview on CNN, New York City Police Commissioner James O'Neill said investigators are reviewing security video footage for clues as to who left the envelope at the network offices, the Associated Press reported. Exterior of one of the suspicious packages.
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