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| Suspicious packages addressed to Cory Booker and James Clapper discovered | Suspicious packages addressed to Cory Booker and James Clapper discovered |
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| Two more suspicious packages were discovered in the US on Friday, addressed to New Jersey senator Cory Booker and the former director of national intelligence, James Clapper – further escalating a fast-moving episode of what the authorities surmise is domestic terrorism. | Two more suspicious packages were discovered in the US on Friday, addressed to New Jersey senator Cory Booker and the former director of national intelligence, James Clapper – further escalating a fast-moving episode of what the authorities surmise is domestic terrorism. |
| There have now been 12 packages found this week, after pipe bombs were sent to former president Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and several other Democratic political figures. | There have now been 12 packages found this week, 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, just minutes before a 12th package was found, in New York. | “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, just minutes before a 12th package was found, in New York. |
| As more bombs were found, Donald Trump responded by casting doubt on the attacks and focusing on political concerns. “Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this ‘Bomb’ stuff happens and the momentum greatly slows - news not talking politics. Very unfortunate, what is going on. Republicans, go out and vote!” he said on Twitter. | |
| The 11th package was discovered in or near Opa-locka, Florida, sources told ABC News. | The 11th 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. | 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. |
| And in New York, also on Friday morning, authorities discovered another suspicious package at a Manhattan post office. | And in New York, also on Friday morning, 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 the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood before reaching the network’s offices a few blocks further uptown, CNN reported. Previously, CNN’s Manhattan office was evacuated on Wednesday when another pipe bomb was sent there, meant for former CIA director John Brennan. | It was addressed to Clapper at the offices of CNN, but was intercepted at a postal facility in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood before reaching the network’s offices a few blocks further uptown, CNN reported. Previously, CNN’s Manhattan office was evacuated on Wednesday when another pipe bomb was sent there, meant for former CIA director John Brennan. |
| Both former intelligence officials have become outspoken critics of Donald Trump. | Both former intelligence officials have become outspoken critics of Donald 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 New York police department said in a tweet. | “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 New York police department said in a tweet. |
| Clapper on Friday said the packages were part of campaign of “domestic terrorism” intended to sow fear and intimidate people. | Clapper on Friday said the packages were part of campaign of “domestic terrorism” intended to sow fear and intimidate people. |
| “This is not going to silence the administration’s critics,” Clapper told CNN. “But anyone who has in any way been a public critic of President Trump needs to be on extra alert and take some precautions particularly with respect to mail.” | “This is not going to silence the administration’s critics,” Clapper told CNN. “But anyone who has in any way been a public critic of President Trump needs to be on extra alert and take some precautions particularly with respect to mail.” |
| New York governor Andrew Cuomo said Trump’s reaction to the attempted attacks was “wholly inappropriate” and shows he “never fully made the transition to the presidency”. | |
| “Am I hopeful that the zebra changes his or her stripes today? No,” he said on CNN. | |
| Cuomo said the hunt for the person or persons behind the bombs is “making significant progress”. While the devices did not explode and it is unclear whether they were intended to, Cuomo said they were genuine explosives. | |
| “No one can say that they were fake bombs. These were dangerous devices that could explode,” he said. | |
| A device was also discovered at actor Robert De Niro’s lower Manhattan office on Thursday. | |
| “I thank God no one’s been hurt, and I thank the brave and resourceful security and law enforcement people for protecting us. There’s something more powerful than bombs, and that’s your vote. People must vote!” De Niro told Deadline. | |
| De Niro’s office is in a complex in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood that also includes the restaurant he owns, the Tribeca Grill, an entertainment industry favorite, which opened normally. It also comprises the offices of the Tribeca film festival, which De Niro pioneered as a boost for lower Manhattan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center just a few blocks south, and in addition used to house Harvey Weinstein’s downtown office, too, on another floor. | |
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