马里兰州多名国会议员办公室收可疑邮件：疏散后无人受伤，FBI 调查 19 州逾百封同类邮件
马里兰州多名联邦国会议员的办公室在上周五收到可疑邮件后疏散，联邦调查局正调查19个州至少100起类似寄送事件。民主党众议员 Sarah Elfreth 与 Johnny Olszewski 的选区办公室在收到含不明物质的可疑邮件后被疏散，据两人办公室称，无人受伤或生病。Olszewski 的发言人 Jaime Lennon 说，工作人员隔离了包裹并通知了执法部门。
信件还寄到了众议员 Kweisi Mfume、Steny Hoyer 和 Jamie Raskin 的办公室；寄给参议员 Chris Van Hollen 和 Angela Alsobrooks 的信封被拦截，马里兰州选举委员会收到的信件也被拦截，州选举事务官 Jared DeMarinis 证实了此事。Mfume 已致函邮政总局与邮政检查局讨说法：「在这样的政治气候下，我不会被恐吓、被噤声。」FBI 与邮政检查局表示，部分邮件含有不明物质，正在追查寄送者。DeMarinis 称这些威胁是「对选举程序的攻击」，并呼吁居民继续投票——马里兰州的提前投票定于10月22日（周四）开始，距11月3日大选不到两周。
Suspicious Mail Reaches Multiple Maryland Congressional Offices: Staff Evacuated, No Injuries, as FBI Probes 100+ Letters in 19 States
Offices of several Maryland members of Congress were evacuated last Friday after receiving suspicious mail, as the FBI investigates at least 100 similar mailings across 19 states. The district offices of Democratic Reps. Sarah Elfreth and Johnny Olszewski were evacuated after receiving letters containing an unknown substance; both offices said no one was injured or became ill. Olszewski spokesperson Jaime Lennon said staff isolated the package and notified law enforcement.
Letters were also sent to the offices of Reps. Kweisi Mfume, Steny Hoyer and Jamie Raskin; envelopes addressed to Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks were intercepted, as was one sent to the Maryland State Board of Elections, State Administrator Jared DeMarinis confirmed. Mfume has written to the Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service demanding answers, saying, 'In this political climate, I will not be intimidated or silenced.' The FBI and the Inspection Service said some letters contained an unknown substance and they are working to identify the sender. DeMarinis called the threats 'an attack on the election process' and urged residents to keep voting; Maryland early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 22, less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 election.
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