Two more Donald Trump critics get explosive packages as suspect is named
‘This is definitely an act of terrorism,’ says former US director of national intelligence, but Trump calls it ‘bomb stuff’
Miami — US police found two more suspicious packages on Friday, addressed to US senator Cory Booker and former US director of national intelligence James Clapper, as the hunt for those who mailed bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of US President Donald Trump focuses on Florida. The 11th package was addressed to Booker, the Democratic senator from New Jersey, and was discovered at a mail sorting facility in Florida, the FBI said. A 12th package was addressed to Clapper and was intercepted at a New York City post office, a federal law enforcement official said. “This is definitely domestic terrorism, no question about it in my mind,” Clapper said in an interview with CNN. “This is not going to silence the administration’s critics.” No one has claimed responsibility for the wave of parcel bombs that has been denounced by authorities as terrorism. It comes less than two weeks before the of US congressional mid-term elections that could alter the balance of power in Washington. Se...
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