{"id":12852,"date":"2018-10-26T11:39:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T15:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=12852"},"modified":"2018-10-26T11:39:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T15:39:56","slug":"us-mail-bombs-person-held-after-campaign-against-trump-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2018\/10\/26\/us-mail-bombs-person-held-after-campaign-against-trump-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"US mail bombs: Person held after campaign against Trump critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A person has been arrested in connection with a mail-bombing campaign aimed at Trump critics, US officials say.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve packages have been sent to figures such as former president Barack Obama and actor Robert de Niro in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>The latest two were found in Florida and New York City on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The incidents come less than two weeks before the US mid-term elections, with politics highly polarised.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI has reportedly been searching a mail facility in Florida for clues about the packages. US media reports said the arrest was also made in the state.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">How did the bomb threat unfold?<\/h2>\n<p>The series of bomb alerts began on Monday, when\u00a0<a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-45949737\">a suspected device was found in the post box of billionaire businessman George Soros<\/a>, a major Democratic Party donor.<\/p>\n<p>The latest came on Friday, when a package addressed to top Democratic Senator Cory Booker was found in Florida and a second to former intelligence chief James Clapper was discovered in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, a total of 10 devices were sent to the following eight individuals, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Mr Soros<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Former President Barack Obama<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Former Vice-President Joe Biden (two devices)<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Former CIA Director John Brennan, care of CNN<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Former Attorney General Eric Holder<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">California Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters (two devices)<\/li>\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\">Mr De Niro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>None of the devices went off.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-45996655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">A person has been arrested in connection with a mail-bombing campaign aimed at Trump critics, US officials say. 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