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Envelope With Suspicious Powder Sent To Sen. Ted Cruz's Houston Office, Sources Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 16, 5:08 PM CDT
updated Oct 16, 5:22 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by KHOU and KRIV, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A suspicious envelope containing powder was sent to Sen. Ted Cruz's office at the Mickey Leland Federal Building in Houston, prompting a response from Cruz, KRIV and KHOU reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 5, Oct 16, 8:19 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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Official Confirmation
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