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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Wed Oct 24, 2018, 11:56 PM Oct 2018

Law enforcement looking into potentially suspicious package addressed to Biden

Authorities are trying to track down a package addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden because it bears similarities to explosive devices addressed to other prominent Democratic officials on Wednesday, CNN reported.

The network cited two law enforcement officials who said they’re unsure if the package directed to Biden is connected to those sent earlier to former President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton, among other prominent Democratic figures. A similar package arrived Wednesday morning at CNN's New York City offices addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan.

The package was originally sent to Biden’s old address in Delaware, and was returned to the sender. Officials are looking into it because of “possible similarities” to the explosive devices that law enforcement officials intercepted earlier Wednesday, CNN reported

Biden’s office did have a comment on the report as of Wednesday night.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/413061-law-enforcement-looking-into-potentially-suspicious-package

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Law enforcement looking into potentially suspicious package addressed to Biden (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 OP
What was the return address? dawg day Oct 2018 #1
"When you mail a package now..." left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 #2

dawg day

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1. What was the return address?
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 12:49 AM
Oct 2018

For the Holder one, it was Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz's office. (That is, the bomber was going to try to kill a Dem one way or another.)

When you mail a package now (post Unabomber), you have to go to the post office and hand the package over (or some other way of identifying you, like Stamps.com account). So there's going to be some record, or maybe a video.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
2. "When you mail a package now..."
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 08:51 AM
Oct 2018

I heard these were "hand delivered",
which I guess means FedEx, UPS. etc ?

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