The first package was found Monday at the New York compound of liberal billionaire George Soros. The packages had stamps, but investigators were piecing together how they were delivered. The FBI says five packages containing explosives targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others are being analyzed at the bureau’s lab in Virginia. O’Neill said in an appearance on CNN Wednesday that he was “pretty sure those images will be caught on video and we’ll be able to find out where that person came from before they entered the building and where they went to after.”
New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill says investigators are reviewing security video to see if they can identify a courier believed to have delivered a package containing a pipe bomb to CNN’s Manhattan office. The pipe bombs targeted prominent Democrats, but did not cause any injuries. The crowd also erupted at one point into a familiar “Lock her up!” chant directed at Clinton, Trump’s 2016 rival. Scott Walker both addressed the attempted attacks, with Ryan calling them an “act of terrorism” that has no place in our democracy.īut other speakers still singled out Obama and the press in their remarks, prompting boos. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Gov. The attempted bomb attacks against President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN and others are front-and-center at the preshow of President Donald Trump’s Wednesday night Wisconsin rally.īut Trump’s rally crowd is still jeering Clinton and the press. He says, “Donald Trump too often has helped to incite these acts of violence” but “I’m hoping that maybe this is a turning point.” He didn’t elaborate.īrennan says, “If I and others are being targeted because we’re speaking out” it’s “a very unfortunate turn of events.”Ī frequent Trump critic, Brennan is actually an analyst for NBC News, not CNN. Speaking at an Austin event Wednesday night, Brennan said he’d “been contacted by folks in the security realm” who are investigating the explosives. The official says that parcel contained no note or claim of responsibility.įormer CIA Director John Brennan says he may have been targeted because he’s a strong Trump administration critic, after an explosive addressed to him was mailed to CNN’s New York bureau. The package sent to CNN was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, a frequent guest on the channel. The FBI said the package was similar to explosives sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder and billionaire George Soros. New York City’s police commissioner said earlier Wednesday that the package sent to CNN’s offices in Manhattan contained a live explosive and an envelope containing white powder. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. It wasn’t immediately clear if that was related to the others.Ī law enforcement official says tests have determined that a powder found inside an envelope delivered to CNN along with a pipe bomb was harmless. That package was intercepted at a facility that processes congressional mail. Waters, a California Democrat, said earlier Wednesday her Washington office, too, was the target of a suspicious package. The five other packages all contained pipe bombs and targeted Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others. The official wasn’t authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. That’s according to a law enforcement official who said the package has similar markings and characteristics to five others that had been discovered this week. Maxine Waters appears similar to bombs sent to prominent Democrats in New York and Washington, D.C., and has been intercepted at a Los Angeles mail facility. The FBI has said the packages containing the explosives were sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder, billionaire George Soros and CNN.Ī package addressed to Rep. The official, who viewed X-ray images of the device, wasn’t authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The official didn’t say whether the powder was explosive. The official says each device also had a small battery, similar to a watch battery. The official says the devices were made from PVC pipe that was about six inches long and covered with black tape. A law enforcement official says the pipe bombs that were sent to several prominent Democrats and CNN were packed with powder and shards of glass.
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