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In addition to Obama and Clinton, one of the newly discovered bombs went to former US Attorney General of the Obama administration, Eric Holder. Another went to the former director of the CIA, John Brennan. The package for Brennan, whose name was misspelled, was sent to CNN, after which the CNN office in New York and subsequently the entire Time Warner building were evacuated.
According to the police, in addition to the functioning explosive device contained in a package containing white powder. Whether it is a toxic substance, should show studies, which have been taken over by the FBI.
The explosives found were similar to those found Monday in the mailbox of billionaire George Soros in New York. According to the authorities, the explosive device sent to Soros was operational and had been triggered by explosive experts. No one was injured by any of the explosives. The US security agency Secret Service said the packages sent to Obama and Clinton had been intercepted by officials stationed during routine checks.
Packages have the same return address
The package sent to Holder had the wrong address and therefore corresponded, according to the FBI, to the return address, namely the office of the former Democratic Party leader, Debbie Wbaderman Schultz, in Florida. In addition, parcels addressed to Obama, Clinton, Soros and Brennan should have had this address as a return address, reported the "New York Times" ("NYT").
MEP and US Democrat Maxine Waters also received a similar package, according to media reports. A package addressed to the Democratic Governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo, is not supposed to be linked to the series of parcel bombs. US authorities have denied reports that a suspicious package was also sent to the White House in Washington.
Similar packaging in bubble blanks
According to the NYT, the authorities are currently investigating whether the intercepted packages all originate from the same shipper, which would be followed by addressing and packaging in bubble blanks. However, apparently, not all parcels were sent by mail, at least one should have been delivered by courier, the package to Soros should have been stored directly in the mailbox.
United States: sending parcel bombs to Democrats
In the United States, packets bombed addressed to known Democrats were intercepted. Among the intended recipients are former President Obama and former Secretary of State Clinton.
The package for Obama was sent to his home in Washington, according to the secret service, and to Clinton, at their home in Chappaqua, a suburb of New York. The package bound for Clinton had already been discovered Tuesday night. Early Wednesday morning, the second suspicious package appeared in Washington.
Possible link with congressional elections?
The question of whether sending parcels directly related to the forthcoming congressional elections of 6 November is not yet clear. Following the campaign for the 2016 presidential election, ongoing campaigns continue in an extremely polarized and heated atmosphere. Clinton and Obama actively participate in the current election campaign of the Democrats. Soros has been supporting American Democrats for years and is a favored target of right-wing politicians and conspiracy theorists.
Brennan, who appears as a commentator on CNN, was released by US President Trump during the summer, a security clearance and thus, contrary to previous practices, access to secret documents. Several former intelligence chiefs then spoke out against Trump's actions, which he had justified in response to "unfounded and scandalous" allegations against his government. CNN is regularly denounced by Trump for his alleged "false news", many Republicans see it on the side of the American Democrats.
Clinton: expression of "troubling times"
In a first reaction, Clinton described the parcel bombs as an expression of the "troubling times" that the United States has experienced. The country was characterized by "deep divisions". Everything must now be done to bring people together, said the former presidential candidate.
Cuomo spoke at a press conference of a terrorist act. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced the reinforcement of security in New York. CNN President Jee Zucker said the White House lacked full understanding of ongoing attacks on the media. Trump and especially his spokesperson should understand what their words have caused.
The White House sees a "terrorist" act
Trump himself has condemned as his vice Mike Pence via Twitter "Attempted Attacks" against "Obama, Clinton, CNN and others" as detestable. The authors would be held accountable with all the severity of the law. Later, he said the US government would give full weight to the investigation. Political violence, whatever it may be, has no place in the United States. He was extremely upset, angry, and unhappy with the incidents. His wife Melania described attempts to attack as unacceptable.
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