Suspected explosives sent to Biden, De Niro as investigation into pipe bombs expands to 10 packages
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Authorities found packages that appeared to contain pipe bombs addressed to former vice president Joe Biden and the actor Robert De Niro, officials said Thursday, setting off a new wave of alarm amid a sprawling investigation into pipe bombs mailed to prominent political figures and critics of President Trump.
The new packages, which resemble those sent to figures including former president Barack Obama and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, were located in Delaware and New York. The discoveries mean that authorities have recovered 10 similar packages as part of the investigation, including two sent to Biden.
Like the others, the latest packages were intercepted before reaching their intended targets.
The devices found so far, described by officials as pipe bombs, have put many in the country on edge, and authorities have begun an intensive effort to find other explosives that may still be out there.
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