U.S. Mail Bomber Arrested In Florida -- News Round-Up

BREAKING NEWS: FBI arrest suspected mail bomber in his 50s who sent 12 suspicious packages to Trump foes across the country

* Federal authorities arrested a suspect in the mail bombing spree on Friday in South Florida
* The suspect is reportedly a male in his 50s who has a history of threatening judges
* FBI discovered suspicious package addressed to Senator Cory Booker in Florida on Thursday night
* Then a postal inspector intercepted another package to James Clapper in Manhattan Friday morning
* The suspicious package was addressed to Clapper at headquarters of CNN, where he is a contributor
* NYPD bomb squad's Total Containment Vessel responded to postal facility in Midtown to remove package
* Discoveries mark the 11th and 12th suspicious packages targeting outspoken critics of President Trump
* FBI warns the public to be on the lookout for similar packages and says there could be more bombs

Federal authorities have made an arrest in connection with the mail bombing spree targeting critics of President Donald Trump.

A male suspect in his 50s was taken into custody on Friday in South Florida in connection with the recent string of mailed pipe bombs.

The suspect was arrested in front of an AutoZone store in Plantation, Florida a police source tells DailyMail.com.

A witness who works at Marlins Insurance said dozens of police cars descended on the area around State Road 7 and SW 8th Street about 10am, a few feet away from her office.

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WNU Editor: I felt confident that the mail-bomber suspect would be caught very quickly .... but I did not expect it would be this quick. Kudos to law-enforcement and related agencies in finding this suspect.

U.S. Mail Bomber Arrested In Florida -- News Round-Up

Man detained in Florida in mail-bomb case -- AP
FBI arrests man in Florida suspected of sending parcel bombs -- Reuters
US arrests suspect over 12 bombs, suspicious packages -- AFP
Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested in Southern Florida -- The New York Times

href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspicious-package-addressed-sen-cory-booker-found-florida-n924776">Florida man to be charged over mail bombs; Booker, Clapper latest to be sent packages -- NBC
Suspected MAGA bomber ID’d as ‘Native American Trump supporter’ Cesar Sayoc, 56 -- Metro
PICTURED: Trump-supporting, bodybuilding, Native American Florida strip-club worker is revealed as the 'MAGAbomber' who 'sent suspicious packages to 12 liberals' -- Daily Mail
Revealed: MAGAbomber sent all 10 pipe bombs via major USPS mail facility in crime-plagued Opa-Locka in South Florida -- Daily Mail
Two more Trump critics get suspicious packages as manhunt focuses on Florida -- Reuters
Suspicious packages addressed to Cory Booker and James Clapper discovered -- The Guardian
Authorities discover explosive devices sent to Booker, Clapper -- The Hill
Trump critics Booker and Clapper targeted by suspicious mail -- BBC
Democratic lawmaker Cory Booker target of 11th suspect package: FBI -- AFP
Who has been targeted by suspected pipe bomb packages in the US? -- Al Jazeera
Police say 'unattended packages' that prompted new evacuation at CNN building poses 'no threat or danger' -- Business Insider
US investigators hunt for motives behind pipe bombs and warn more could be found -- ABC News Online
US mail bomb threats: What we know so far -- DW
US mail bomb threats: What we know about suspect packages -- BBC