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| Man arrested in connection with pipe bombs targeting Trump critics | |
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| A man in southern Florida has been arrested in connection with the suspected pipe bombs that were sent to political figures including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. | |
| “We can confirm one person is in custody,” Sarah Isgur Flores, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said on Twitter. | |
| Federal agents were surrounding a vehicle in Plantation after news of the arrest was announced. | |
| Two more suspicious packages were discovered in the US on Friday, addressed to a Democratic senator and the country’s former intelligence chief and further escalating what authorities have described as a domestic terrorism campaign. | |
| The packages were sent to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence. 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. |
| Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, said at an event in Washington that federal agents were “working tirelessly” to catch the sender of the packages. “I can assure you that we are dedicating every available resource to this effort,” said Sessions. | |
| But 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 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.” |
| Clapper praised the FBI for its work on the investigation and for persevering in the face of abuse from the president. Trump has accused the FBI of being involved in a “deep state” conspiracy to undermine him and of botching an inquiry into private email server used by Hillary Clinton. “Will the FBI ever recover its once stellar reputation?” Trump asked in a tweet in August. | |
| The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, said Trump’s reaction to the attempted attacks was “wholly inappropriate” and showed he had “never fully made the transition” to being presidential. “Am I hopeful that the zebra changes his or her stripes today? No,” Cuomo 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. | 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. | “No one can say that they were fake bombs. These were dangerous devices that could explode,” he said. |
| A suspected pipe bomb was also discovered at the offices of the actor Robert De Niro in lower Manhattan 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 said in a statement. | |
| 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. | 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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