Bomb-like devices addressed to Senators Corey Booker and James Clapper

A package addressed to Clapper was found in a postal facility in Manhattan. Like some of the previous parcels addressed to prominent Democrats, the one found on Friday in New York had the return address of the office of the Democratic representative of Florida, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, as shown by a photo obtained by CBS News.

The nation is in a heightened state of alert following bomb-like attacks directed at senior government officials, including former President Barack Obama, the former secretary of the government, and the United States. State Hillary Clinton and former Vice President Joe Biden.

The suspect package for Clapper was spotted at around 8:15 am by a postal worker at the postal center of Radio City Station. Noting that the package was similar to those found this week, the employee contacted the US Postal Inspection Service and the NYPD. and the FBI.

NYPD anti-bomb squad officers examined the package and found what appeared to be a homemade bomb, like the others recovered this week, said John Miller, Assistant Commissioner for Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, during the meeting. 39, a press conference in Manhattan.

The demining team moved the package into its total containment vessel to the NYPD facility located at Rodman's Neck in the Bronx. After being secured, the package will be sent to the FBI laboratory in Quantico, Virginia for analysis, Miller said.

When the parcel was first discovered, NYPD closed an intersection of Manhattan with traffic and pedestrians. The NYPD told the public to avoid the area located near 52nd West Avenue between 8th and 9th Avenue, as part of a police investigation.

The device sent to Booker was found in a mail distribution center in Opa Locka, Florida, which has sparked considerable interest in investigations over the past few days, as authorities believe that many of the suspected explosive devices have passed through the state, said a law enforcement official.

Investigators continue to examine incoming and outgoing mail flows from Florida and are trying to locate the places of origin of parcels, said the official who is not allowed to comment publicly.

Senator Booker, a potential presidential candidate in 2020, has scheduled no public demonstration on Friday. When he was contacted for comment, his office directed calls to law enforcement, evoking the ongoing investigation.

Wednesday, after the announcement of the initial wave of parcels, Booker, 49, tweeted: "These targeted acts of terror are a despicable cowardice".

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday canceled a planned trip to Louisville, Kentucky to ensure that all federal law enforcement resources, including aircraft and personnel required for the trip from Attorney General, were devoted to the investigation.

Sessions were to address in Louisville the federal government's efforts to fight the opioid crisis.

"I can assure you that we are devoting all available resources to this effort," Sessions said Friday before speaking at a conference in Washington. "I get regular updates from FBI Director Chris Wray and his team, and I can tell you this: we will find the leader (s) and we will bring them to justice."

In New York, police have been investigating many unsupervised packages in recent days and urging the public to report anything that could be considered dangerous.