Washington/New York, October 25
Two more suspected bombs were found in New York City and Delaware on Thursday morning as a manhunt intensified for a serial bomber who targeted high-profile Democrats and CNN, less than two weeks ahead of elections that could alter the US political landscape.
The police said a device in New York City was similar to the other bombs and was addressed to actor Robert De Niro, who hurled an obscenity at President Donald Trump at the Tony Awards last June.
The police found a ninth suspicious package that was addressed to former Vice-President Joe Biden at a mail facility in New Castle County, Delaware, CBS News reported, citing federal authorities.
None of the nine devices went off and no injuries were reported, but some top Democrats called the threats a symptom of a coarsening brand of political rhetoric promoted by Trump, who also condemned the acts.
At a Wisconsin rally on Wednesday night, Trump called attention to “How nice I’m behaving tonight” but on Thursday morning he attacked the media.
“A very big part of the anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as fake news,” Trump wrote.
“It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!” All people who were targeted are frequently maligned by right-wing critics, including former US President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder.
Former CIA Director John Brennan, prominent Democratic Party donor George Soros and California Representative Maxine Waters, an outspoken critic of Trump, were also targets.
The bomb packages were sent as the nation prepared for November 6 elections that will decide whether Democrats take control of one or both houses of the Congress from Republicans and deny Trump the majority his party now holds in both chambers.
Several politicians, including US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, described it as an act of terrorism.
“Someone is trying to intimidate. Someone is trying to quash voices in this country using violence,” De Blasio said. The CNN bureau in New York received a package addressed to Brennan, who has appeared as a CNN analyst, leading police to evacuate the Time Warner building. — Reuters
The package sent to Robert De Niro contained similar markings and contents as recent pipe bomb packages that have been mailed to high-profile Democrats. He had hurled an obscenity at President Donald Trump at the Tony Awards last June.
A ninth suspicious package was addressed to former Vice-President Joe Biden at a mail facility in New Castle County, Delaware.
No injuries reported
- Former CIA Director John Brennan, prominent Democratic Party donor George Soros and California Representative Maxine Waters, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, were also targets
- None of the nine devices went off and no injuries were reported, but some top Democrats called the threats a symptom of a coarsening brand of political rhetoric promoted by Trump, who also condemned the acts
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