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- The man suspected of sending mail bombs to several prominent Democratic leaders last week, including former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, was charged in federal court on Monday and ordered held without bail.
- Cesar Sayoc Jr. was charged with five felony counts over sending 14 bombs to high-profile Democrats and CNN’s office in New York City.
- Another suspicious package addressed to CNN’s office in Atlanta was intercepted on Monday by law enforcement-authorities.
- Sayoc will appear before the federal court in Miami again on Friday.
MIAMI (Reuters) – A man accused of mailing 14 pipe bombs to prominent critics of U.S. President Donald Trump was ordered held without bail on Monday, and authorities intercepted a similar suspicious package addressed to CNN in Atlanta.
The latest developments in the bomb case came with just over a week to go in highly charged political campaigns across the nation leading up to Nov. 6 elections. Democrats are battling to seize control of a Congress now held by Trump’s Republican Party.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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