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Suspicious Packages Sent to Election Officials in 15 States

FBI is investigating

(Newser) - The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material, the...

100 Letters With Suspicious Powder Sent to State Lawmakers

Letters tested negative for common toxins investigators in Kansas say

(Newser) - About 100 letters containing suspicious white powder have been sent to lawmakers and other public officials across Kansas, officials said. No injuries have been reported, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. It had counted more than 30 letters as of late Friday afternoon and increased the tally to 100...

Concerned Train Rider Calls In Suspicious Boxes. Then, This

The 6-foot-tall boxes at a New York station weren't so dangerous after all

(Newser) - A good Samaritan caused quite a stir Monday by reporting suspicious boxes that turned out to contain machinery used to report suspicious boxes, Fox News reports. The train rider noticed them at New Rochelle station in New York state—about 25 miles from New York City—and used a new...

Suspicious Package Sent to Robert De Niro
Add Joe Biden, De Niro
to List of Targets
the rundown
Oct 25, 2018 9:03 AM CDT

Add Joe Biden, De Niro to List of Targets

More suspicious packages are intercepted

(Newser) - It looks like we can add Joe Biden and Robert De Niro to the list of targets of the person or persons who have been sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats after more suspicious devices were intercepted Thursday. That brings the count to at least nine devices so far since...

Reports of Suspicious Packages Keep Coming
Explosive Devices
Had Odd Return Address
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Oct 24, 2018 2:17 PM CDT

Explosive Devices Had Odd Return Address

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's name factors in

(Newser) - First George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and CNN's NYC headquarters, now Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Maxine Waters. A Democratic aide confirmed to BuzzFeed that a suspicious package intercepted at a Capitol Hill sorting facility was addressed to Waters. The Miami Herald reports Broward County, Florida, police...

After Clinton, Obama Packages, CNN HQ Is Evacuated

NYPD is on the case at Time Warner Center

(Newser) - First came a pipe bomb discovered Monday in George Soros' mailbox, then the announcement Wednesday of the Secret Service's interception of "two suspicious packages" meant for the offices of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (Clinton's package was said to contain a "functional explosive device"). Now...

Man Arrested After Suspicious Packages Sent to Military Sites

About a dozen packages were sent Monday, there could be more

(Newser) - Authorities near Seattle have arrested a man suspected of sending suspicious packages to multiple military installations in the Washington, DC, region, the FBI said Tuesday, warning that he may have mailed other "destructive devices" that have not yet been found. The packages were similarly designed and contained black powder...

2 Killed by Austin Bombs Are Relatives of Prominent Blacks

Cops believe 3 mail bombs are related

(Newser) - As hundreds of thousands of people descend on Austin for the SXSW Festival, police have confirmed that they believe a serial bomber is on the loose. Interim Police Chief Brian Manley said Monday that evidence suggests that three package explosions that killed two people are related, the Austin American-Statesman reports....

3 Package Explosions This Month in Austin Leave 2 Dead

And 2 others wounded

(Newser) - Authorities are warning Austin residents to be wary of suspicious packages left outside their home after three explosions in the past two weeks left two people dead and two others injured. On Monday morning, a 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman in her 40s injured after the teen brought...

11 Sickened After Suspicious Mail Opened at Va. Military Base

3 of them are in stable condition at a medical facility

(Newser) - Three people at a northern Virginia military base have been transported to a medical facility and are in stable condition after a suspicious piece of mail was opened and nearly a dozen people felt ill, the AP reports. A spokeswoman for Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall says people in the office...

Suspicious Package at IRS Building Sends 2 to Hospital

Package's contents have not yet been determined

(Newser) - About 10 people were sickened after a suspicious package arrived in the mailroom of an IRS building in Kansas City, Missouri, Friday morning, a fire official tells the AP . Symptoms included vomiting and sweating; two of the people were taken to a hospital but are in good condition. The package'...

Bag of Toys Prompts Chaotic Evacuation at Trump Tower

The president-elect wasn't there when suspicious package call came in

(Newser) - A stray backpack prompted the partial evacuation of Trump Tower on Tuesday, though bomb squad technicians quickly determined the unattended bag contained children's toys and was harmless, the AP reports. Video posted online showed people running through the Manhattan skyscraper's public lobby as uniformed police officers waved them...

Suspicious Device Found at NJ Train Station
Mayor: 5 Devices Found
at NJ Train Station
UPDATED
Sep 19, 2016 12:12 AM CDT

Mayor: 5 Devices Found at NJ Train Station

One exploded while robot tried to disarm it

(Newser) - A New Jersey mayor says one of five devices found in a backpack near a train station has exploded while a bomb squad robot was attempting to disarm it. Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage said that the device exploded shortly after 12:30am Monday, the AP reports. The FBI is leading...

Suspicious Package Traced to Flight Attendant: FBI

Justin Cox-Sever said a bag he stuffed with towels was beeping: FBI

(Newser) - The FBI says a flight attendant fabricated a story about a suspicious package on a Delta Air Lines flight that led to an emergency landing at a North Dakota airport last week. The Dickinson airport was temporarily shut down Wednesday when the aircraft traveling from Minneapolis landed, according to documents...

Letter to Obama Had Ricin; Senate Building Evacuated

Police questioning man with a backpack

(Newser) - A letter containing a "suspicious substance" was sent to President Obama and intercepted at the White House's off-site mail center, according to the Secret Service, and the FBI has confirmed that it has tested positive for ricin. It arrived yesterday, the same day as a letter addressed to...

Suspicious Packages Hit Alaska Lawmakers

Mark Begich, Don Young both targeted

(Newser) - A day after a bomb squad had to blow up briefcases left at John Boehner's offices, more suspicious packages targeted two Alaskan lawmakers. A box containing a white powder was delivered to Democrat Sen. Mark Begich's Fairbanks office and opened by a staff member. Begich spokeswoman Julie Hasquet...

Smoking Packages in Maryland Work of 'Lone Wolf'

Terrorist groups weren't involved: congressman

(Newser) - The sender of two packages that released smoke when they were opened in Maryland yesterday was a “lone wolf,” not affiliated with any group, said a congressman briefed on the matter. Maryland’s governor, to whom one package was addressed , said it contained a note deriding highway signs...

Suspicious Package Delivered to Merkel's Office

Could be linked to Greek letter bombs

(Newser) - Hours after letter bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens, police are investigating another suspicious package at German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office, the AP reports. Unconfirmed reports state the Greek Economy Ministry was given as the return address on the package, which was addressed to Merkel....

Letter Bombs Explode in Athens

Swiss and Russian embassies hit with attack

(Newser) - Letter bombs exploded at the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens today, and three more were sent to other embassies in the Greek capital, the New York Times reports. So far, no injuries have been reported from those two blasts. According to Greek media reports, the Swiss embassy threw a...

Greeks Nab Parcel Bomb Addressed to Sarkozy

Others addressed to various embassies; no al-Qaeda link seen

(Newser) - Greek police have intercepted several packages containing “explosive devices,” one of which was addressed to Nicolas Sarkozy, Reuters reports. One, addressed to the Mexican embassy, exploded at an Athens courier firm, slightly wounding an employee. Others addressed to the Dutch and Belgian embassies were detonated by police. Two...

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