56-Year-Old Florida Man Arrested in Connection with Bomb Mailings

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56-Year-Old Florida Man Arrested in Connection with Bomb Mailings

A 56-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 12 bomb packages mailed to prominent Democrats and critics of Donald Trump. Authorities also took away a van covered in pro-Trump political decals.

BREAKING: Two federal law enforcement officials name parcel bombs suspect as Cesar Sayoc pic.twitter.com/7E1fjBCbHA

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) October 26, 2018

The Miami Herald reports: ‘The Miami Herald has learned that the suspect who has been arrested is a man in his 50s from Aventura. He is being questioned by FBI agents with the Joint Terrorism Task Force since his arrest this morning at about 10 a.m. A law enforcement source tells the Miami Herald the arrest was made at an AutoZone in Plantation at 801 S State Road 7. Miami Herald news partner CBS4 reports a “loud explosion” was heard at the time of the arrest, possibly from an FBI flash bomb device.

I saw this van before and took this at a red light pic.twitter.com/jj3VIKyIoC

— . (@Tylerhartling) October 26, 2018

Suspected bomb packages were sent to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Maxine Waters, CNN/ John Brennan, Robert De Niro, Eric Holder, Cory Booker, James Clapper and George Soros.

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