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Man Arrested in Mail-Bomb Scare

U.S. federal agents have arrested a man in Florida in connection with a series of mail bombs sent to critics of President Donald Trump¹, including Democratic Party politicians.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions identified the man as Cesar Sayoc of Florida. He said Sayoc was charged with five crimes, including mailing explosives and threatening a former U.S. president. Sessions made the announcement on Friday in Washington.

Christopher Wray, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation³, said officials have recovered 13 of the mail bombs. He said the pipe bombs were “not hoax⁴ devices” and could cause explosions. Wray added that investigators⁶ had matched fingerprints⁷ and genetic⁸ material on the bombs to Sayoc.

Sayoc was arrested at an automobile⁹ parts store in the city of Plantation¹⁰. He lives in Aventura, a town nearby. Court records show Sayoc has had past arrests for making a bomb threat, theft and other wrongdoing.

Officials were seen on television examining a white automobile at the site of the arrest. The vehicle’s windows displayed images of Trump, American flags and what appeared to be small signs of the Republican National Committee and CNN.

Pipe bombs found across the U.S.

The development came as officials found and safely removed at least 13 pipe bombs at sites across the country. Several mailings were addressed to Democratic Party politicians, including former President Barack Obama, former Vice⁵ President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Several of the packages were sent through a U.S. mail office in a town less than 10 miles from where Sayoc lived. The return address for the mailings was that of Democratic lawmaker Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

None of the devices exploded and no one was injured.

The first package was found Monday at the home of billionaire businessman George Soros, a long-time Democrat² and Trump critic.

On Wednesday, the Secret Service announced that they stopped two bombs in the process of being sent to Hillary Clinton and former President Obama.

On the same day, officials removed a mail bomb in CNN television offices addressed to John Brennan, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency under Obama. He also is a fierce critic of President Trump.

Two other mail bombs were sent to Representative Maxine Waters, a California Democrat who has clashed with the president. One addressed to Eric Holder¹¹, who served as Attorney General under Obama, was sent return mail to the office of Wasserman Schultz. She is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee.

A day later, investigators found three more pipe bombs: one sent to actor Robert De Niro and two to former Vice President Biden. Both are major critics of Trump.

On Friday, officials said they discovered three more mail bombs addressed to Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey¹², Senator Kamala Harris of California, and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper.

The one to Clapper was addressed to him at CNN’s New York office. Clapper told CNN that he was not surprised he was targeted and that he considered the actions an act of terrorism.

Earlier on Friday, Trump complained on Twitter that he was being blamed for the mail bombs. He added, “Republicans are doing so well in early voting, and at the polls, and now this “Bomb” stuff happens and the momentum¹³ greatly slows - news not talking politics. Republicans, go out and vote!”

The U.S. holds elections November 6 that could bring a change of political party control to Congress.

I’m Caty Weaver¹⁴.

Words in This Story

hoax - n. an act that is meant to trick or deceive people

match - v. to have the same appearance, color, etc.

address - v. to write on an envelope, package, letter, etc., the name and address of the person or business it is being sent to

polls - n. the places where people vote during an election

momentum - n. the strength or force that allows something to continue or to grow stronger or faster as time passes

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

3 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

4 hoax   

v.欺骗，哄骗，愚弄；n.愚弄人，恶作剧

参考例句：

• They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
• They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 fingerprints   

n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
• They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

9 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

10 plantation   

n.种植园，大农场

参考例句：

• His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。
• The plantation owner has possessed himself of a vast piece of land.这个种植园主把大片土地占为己有。

11 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

12 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

13 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

14 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。