Suspicious package addressed to Eric Holder arrives at former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's office
Update 2:07 p.m. ET: The package was addressed to former Attorney General Eric Holder, reports MSNBC. Due to a problem with the address, the package was sent to Wasserman Schultz's office, which was listed as the return address. Our original post appears below:
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Another "suspicious package" has surfaced near a building where Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) office is located, police in Sunrise, Florida, confirmed to CBS affiliate WFOR. The office building was evacuated, multiple local outlets report.
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Wasserman Schultz is the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, making her the third notable Democrat to receive a suspicious package on Wednesday. Suspicious packages, which The New York Times reports contained explosives, were addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Westchester County office and former President Barack Obama's home. Secret Service says it intercepted those packages before they reached addressees. An official also says the devices found inside were similar to an explosive found at liberal donor George Soros' home on Monday.
Another package was also found at the Time Warner Center in New York City, which houses CNN's newsroom. It was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, who has been critical of President Trump, CNN reports. Return addresses on all the packages reportedly feature Wasserman Schultz's name and office address, per NBC News.
Sunrise police told people to stay out of the area near Wasserman Schultz's office in a Wednesday tweet, and the Broward County Sheriff's office tweeted that its bomb squad was on the scene.
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