FBI makes arrest over suspicious packages sent to D.C.-area military sites

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it has arrested a Seattle man in connection with a series of suspicious packages that were sent to U.S. military sites in the Washington, D.C. area on Monday. In a press statement The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it has arrested a Seattle man in connection with a series of suspicious packages that were sent to U.S. military sites in the Washington, D.C. area on Monday. In a press statement, the FBI said 43-year old Thanh Cong Phan, was taken into custody on Monday, and that the packages found contained “potential destructive devices.” Multiple packages were sent to the following locations: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and Lesley J. McNair, both in D.C. and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, the Central Intelligence Agency and Fort Belvoir, all in Virginia. The FBI said it’s continuing a joint investigation with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and cautioned that further packages could have been mailed to mail processing facilities in the D.C. metro area. ], the FBI said 43-year old Thanh Cong Phan, was taken into custody on Monday, and that the packages found contained “potential destructive devices.” Multiple packages were sent to the following locations — Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling and Lesley J. McNair, both in D.C. and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, the Central Intelligence Agency and Fort Belvoir, all in Virginia. The FBI said it’s continuing a joint investigation with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and cautioned that further packages could have been mailed to mail processing facilities in the D.C. metro area.

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