There have now been 12 packages containing explosive devices mailed to critics of Donald Trump

The FBI confirmed intercepting a suspicious packages addressed to Senator Cory Booker and James Clapper on Friday

Published October 26, 2018 12:53PM (EDT)

Sen. Cory Booker (AP/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Cory Booker (AP/Alex Brandon)

This article originally appeared on Raw Story

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A suspicious device addressed to former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was intercepted by police on Friday in New York City.

Authorities intercepted a package addressed to Clapper at a mail facility in Midtown Manhattan.

“We are working quickly to process and analyze relevant information from the suspicious packages recovered over the last few days,” Bill Sweeney, the assistant director in charge of the FBI New York, told local news outlet CBS New York.

The FBI has also confirmed intercepting a suspicious package addressed to U.S. Senator Cory Booker.

There have now been 12 packages that police believe contain potentially explosive devices. All of the packages have targeted prominent critics of President Donald Trump.

This article originally appeared on Raw Story


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