WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th October, 2018) Capitol Hill police handling security for the US Congress have intercepted a suspicious package sent to Congresswoman Maxine Waters following reports of suspected explosive devices sent to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN and others, the lawmaker said in a statement on Wednesday.
"I have been informed by US Capitol Police that my Washington, DC office was the target of a suspicious package that has been referred to the FBI," Waters said in the statement.
Waters, a Democratic congresswoman from California, added that she "unequivocally" condemns the acts of violence after several packages with explosive devices were sent to US lawmakers and former senior officials.
The same return address was used on suspicious packages delivered to former President Obama and former Secretary of State Clinton, CNN reported earlier.
US law enforcement officials have also in recent days intercepted suspicious packages sent to other leading Democrats, including Obama, Clinton and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, as well as billionaire George Soros and CNN's offices in New York.
