Seattle man arrested and accused of sending 11 suspicious packages to D.C.-area federal facilities
A 43-year-old man was arrested Monday outside Seattle and charged with sending 11 packages containing explosive black powder to federal addresses in the D.C. area, including the White House and several military installations.
Investigators said they do not have a clear motive in the case. They said each package contained a glass vial or small bottle filled with powder, a fuse and a global positioning device. The packages also had typewritten letters that the FBI described in a criminal complaint as containing “ramblings about neuropsychology, mind control and other subjects including terrorism.”
Authorities identified the suspect as Thanh Cong Phan, who lives in Everett, Wash. He was arrested at his trailer by Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies and federally charged with interstate shipping of explosive materials.
Many of the packages were intercepted at screening facilities on the receiving end. None exploded, and no one was harmed. But federal authorities said buildings were evacuated and law enforcement scrambled at each location, such as on Monday at the National Defense University on the grounds of Fort McNair in Southwest Washington.
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