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Biden, Robert De Niro Targeted In Wave Of Suspect Packages Aimed At Trump Critics

The former vice president and the Raging Bull actor joined others who've traded political jabs with President Trump and who have been sent potentially explosive packages.
Law enforcement officials gather near Robert De Niro's Tribeca Grill restaurant in New York City after another package bomb was found early Thursday.

Updated at 11:59 a.m. ET

Federal investigators are searching for whomever sent a wave of suspicious packages addressed to political nemeses of President Trump.

Authorities discovered more packages Thursday morning addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden and the actor Robert De Niro, taking the total number of envelopes found to 10 and expanding the federal investigation into a slew of potential pipe bombs.

The FBI said two suspicious packages in Delaware were addressed to Biden,

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