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- “Suspicious packages” received at multiple locations this week “contain potentially destructive devices,” the FBI said.
- A package sent to actor Robert De Niro, a strong critic of President Trump, was being investigated Thursday morning, sources told CBS News.
- Packages identified as of Wednesday were addressed to former President Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former CIA Director John Brennan, former Attorney General Eric Holder and liberal philanthropist George Soros.
- All packages as of Wednesday had a return address of “Debbie Wasserman Shultz,” the FBI said.
- The package addressed to Brennan was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City. It contained what appeared to be a live explosive device, and an envelope containing white powder.
- A suspicious package addressed to Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was intercepted at a House mail facility, two sources told CBS News. Later Wednesday night, the LAPD said it’s investigating another package found at a mail facility near Downtown Los Angeles.
A sprawling investigation unfolded Wednesday as authorities scrambled to respond to a series of suspicious packages. The Secret Service intercepted two packages that were addressed to former President Obama’s home in Washington and Bill and Hillary Clinton’s residence in Westchester County, New York.
Another package was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan at the New York City offices of CNN, prompting CNN’s bureau and the Time Warner Center to evacuate.
A package that was originally addressed to former Attorney General Eric Holder didn’t arrive at the address it was intended for and was rerouted to the return address on the label — the Florida office of former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Crude but functional low-ordnance explosive devices found in at least two of the packages consisted of a pipe, wires and black powder, a law enforcement official told CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton.
A similar suspicious package addressed to actor Robert De Niro was being checked out Thursday morning, sources told CBS News.
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