Several suspicious packages sent to D.C.-area military, intelligence installations

The War College at Fort McNair.
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The FBI is investigating several suspicious packages that were delivered to military and intelligence locations in the Washington, D.C., area, U.S. officials told CNN on Monday.

One official said more than 10 devices, all crude and involving black powder, arrived in packages at Fort McNair, Fort Belvoir, and the CIA. Had any of the packages exploded, the official added, they would not have been able to cause any fatalities. At least one package was sent to the National Defense University at Fort McNair, CNN reports, arriving in the morning. The package went through a scanning machine, and as soon as it was discovered to contain explosive material, the building was evacuated. No one was injured.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.