Suspicious packages sent to DC military installations, government facilities

By Naomi Lim

Published March 27, 2018 1:40am ET

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The FBI is investigating Monday why suspicious packages, some containing explosive materials, were sent to military installations and government facilities in the Washington, D.C., area, according to the bureau.

Packages were mailed to Fort McNair in D.C., Fort Belvoir in Virginia, Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling in D.C. and a naval support facility in Virginia, as well as a CIA mail processing facility in Virginia, per multiple news outlets.

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