Suspicious 'pipe bombs' seemingly came from same person, NYPD says

A press conference regarding a string of suspicious packages being delivered.
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All the suspicious packages sent to current and former government officials, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, appear to be connected, the NYPD and FBI officials confirmed Wednesday.

After a suspicious package arrived at CNN's New York City office, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) joined other officials for a press conference addressing the situation. All the packages confirmed so far seem to have originated from the same person, and all contained "what appear to be pipe bombs," NYPD counterterrorism head John Miller said. Cuomo then said a "device" was sent to his Manhattan office, though an NYPD spokesperson has since said that was not true.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.