A Washington state man has been arrested for allegedly sending package bombs that did not explode to U.S. military sites and a CIA mail office in the Washington, D.C. area, the FBI said on Tuesday. A Washington state man has been arrested for allegedly sending package bombs that did not explode to U.S. military sites and a CIA mail office in the Washington, D.C. area, the FBI said on Tuesday. The suspect, Thanh Cong Phan (43) was arrested on Monday at his home in Everett, Washington, by federal agents and sheriff's deputies, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. "It is possible that further packages were mailed to additional mail processing facilities in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area," the FBI said. Several package bombs left on doorsteps and some sent from a Federal Express office detonated in Austin, Texas, leaving two people dead and others injured.

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2018 18:33 UTC