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Here Are The People Known To Be Targeted In The Package Attacks

Authorities say a Florida man arrested on Friday intended to threaten and harm a number of prominent Democrats or liberals with a wave of improvised explosive devices. There may be more.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at a press conference about the apprehension of a suspect in the recent spate of mail bombings at the Department of Justice on October 26, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Updated at 11:15 p.m. ET

The man arrested Friday in the suspicious packages case was motivated to threaten and harm at least 13 Americans on the political left, according to a criminal complaint released by the Department of Justice.

Cesar Sayoc allegedly placed 13 improvised explosive devices in envelopes and addressed them to political figures across the United States, prosecutors

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