FBI Treating Serial Bomber as Domestic Terrorism

Posted Friday, October 26, 2018 8:03 am

Kara Scannell and Evan Perez | CNN

Law enforcement officials from New York to Florida are examining clues to find the person or persons who sent 10 packages containing what appear to be explosive materials to prominent Democrats, critics of President Donald Trump, and to CNN's New York offices as authorities classify the incidents as domestic terrorism.

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FBI Treating Serial Bomber as Domestic Terrorism

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