Pipe bomb investigation reportedly focusing on Florida

NYPD Bomb Squad officers.
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Authorities investigating the explosive devices sent this week to several critics of President Trump are now focusing on southern Florida, a law enforcement official told The New York Times Thursday.

After analyzing information collected by the U.S. Postal Service, investigators believe that most of the 10 pipe bombs that have been sent were mailed from the state, the Times reports. The Postal Service records images of mail items, and officials are looking through those photos as they try to figure out who sent the packages and if there are still any out there.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.