![]() The common thread among them was obvious: their critical words for Trump and his frequent, harsher criticism in return. The targets have included Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN and Rep. New details about the devices came as the four-day mail bomb scare spread nationwide, drawing investigators from dozens of federal, state and local agencies in the effort to identify one or more perpetrators. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, in an interview Thursday night with Fox News Channel, acknowledged that some of packages originated in Florida. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation by name. ![]() Investigators are homing in on a postal facility in Opa-locka, Florida, where they believe some of the packages originated, another official said. A search of a postal database suggested at least some may have been mailed from Florida, one official said. But they were uncertain whether the devices were poorly designed or never intended to cause physical harm. Law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that the devices, containing timers and batteries, were not rigged like booby-trapped package bombs that would explode upon opening. Investigators were analyzing the innards of the crude devices to reveal whether they were intended to detonate or simply sow fear just before Election Day.Ī search of a postal database suggested at least some may have been mailed from Florida. An earlier package had been sent to former Obama CIA Director John Brennan in care of CNN in New York. The one discovered at a Manhattan postal facility was addressed to Clapper c/o CNN. The FBI said the package to Booker was intercepted in Florida. The discoveries brought to 12 the total number of devices addressed in recent days to Democratic figures including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. Cory Booker and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper - and similar in appearance to pipe bomb devices sent to other prominent Democrats - have been intercepted, the FBI said Friday, as investigators scrambled from coast to coast to locate the culprit and motives behind a bizarre plot aimed at critics of President Donald Trump. Jen Zettel, (920) 993-1000, ext.WASHINGTON - Suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue, the Winnebago County Emergency Management Department's Mobile Command Center and Gold Cross Ambulance also assisted at the scene. "We want to especially thank all the citizens who did a marvelous job staying out of our way, watched from afar, didn't cause any problems for us," he said. Wilkinson thanked everyone who evacuated the area and gave law enforcement time and space to investigate the incident thoroughly. "If there was a date where somebody might be using the date specifically to do a copycat crime or to do harm, this would be that date," Wilkinson said. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed. It's the day in 1993 the Federal Bureau of Investigation seige of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas ended. The scene opened to the public at about 8:30 p.m.Īpril 19 is the day in 1985 the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided a neo-Nazi compound in Arkansas.Authorities were especially cautious Sunday because of the significance of the date. ![]() The people who left the suitcases contacted police after seeing media reports to let them know what was inside, but the bomb squad looked them over anyway as a precaution, Wilkinson said. Emergency personnel blocked all entrances to the stores while the Brown-Outagamie County Bomb Squad examined the suitcases. Kohl's, Walmart and the surrounding businesses were evacuated starting at about 5:15 p.m. It apparently was simultaneous," Wilkinson said. "The vehicle that was seen leaving at a high rate of speed is not the same vehicle as the one who left the suitcases. When the woman checked the area they left from, she saw the suitcases and notified police. The men got in a vehicle and sped off quickly. from a woman who said she saw two men in the Kohl's parking lot acting strange, said Chief Kevin Wilkinson. Neenah police received a report shortly after 5 p.m. Winneconne Ave., contained typewriters, not explosives. NEENAH - Police determined two suitcases left in the parking lot at Kohl's, 1175 W. ![]() Watch Video: Bomb scare at Neenah Kohl's store ![]()
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