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| Suspicious packages addressed to Cory Booker and James Clapper discovered | |
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| Two more suspicious packages were found on Friday, addressed to New Jersey senator Cory Booker and the former director of national intelligence, James Clapper. | |
| There have now been 12 packages found, after pipe bombs were sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and several other Democratic political figures. | |
| “The #FBI has confirmed an 11th package has been recovered in Florida, similar in appearance to the others, addressed to Sen. Cory Booker,” the FBI said on Twitter early Friday. | |
| The package was discovered in or near Opa-locka, Florida, sources told ABC News. | |
| Investigators trying to find the perpetrator behind the spate of explosive devices have zeroed in on the postal facility in Opa-locka, which the packages may have passed through, according to ABC. Forensic evidence found on the parcels and US Postal Service images of mail drew investigators to south Florida. | |
| In New York, authorities discovered another suspicious package at a Manhattan post office. | |
| It was addressed to Clapper at the offices of CNN, but was intercepted at a postal facility in Hell’s Kitchen before reaching the network’s offices, CNN reported. Previously, CNN’s Manhattan office was evacuated when another pipe bomb was sent there, meant for former CIA director John Brennan. | |
| Both former intelligence officials have become outspoken critics of President Trump. | |
| “We are responding to a report of a suspicious package in the vicinity of West 52nd Street and 8th Avenue,#Manhattan. Please avoid the area and expect a police presence and heavy traffic,” the NYPD said. | |
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