可疑粉末信件寄往马里兰州议员与选举办公室：联邦调查局与邮政稽查局联合调查
据 10月24日刊发的巴尔的摩当地报道，在 10月24日之前的一周里，马里兰州的两名联邦参议员、至少五名联邦众议员和州选举办公室都报告收到了内含粉末的可疑信件，当局称粉末无毒。联邦调查局和美国邮政稽查局正在联合调查；联邦调查局 10月23日（周四）表示，调查人员尚未确认寄件人、粉末成分或寄件动机，两机构正与地方执法部门协调应对每一起事件。这些事件是 11月3日选举前全国一系列类似寄件事件的一部分，议员和选举官员都收到了类似信件。马里兰州选举事务管理员贾里德·德马里尼斯说，在加强邮件筛查后，执法部门拦截了寄往他办公室的信件，他警告各选举办公室注意类似包裹；他称这一情况是“纯粹的疯狂”，并表示事件没有动摇他和工作人员筹备安全选举的决心。他说：“这是懦夫行为……这个人的目标是剥夺马里兰州选民的选举权。这就是一个纯粹的懦夫，想从根本上破坏美国民主，从选举开始。”两名联邦参议员和至少五名众议员确认收到信件；共和党众议员安迪·哈里斯的办公室是唯一表示未被针对的办公室；众议员格伦·艾维的助手拒绝置评，众议员艾普丽尔·麦克莱恩·德莱尼没有回应置评请求。调查仍在进行中。
Suspicious Powder Letters Sent to Maryland Lawmakers and Election Office: FBI and Postal Inspectors Investigating
According to a Baltimore local report published Oct. 24, Maryland's two U.S. senators, at least five U.S. House members and the state election office all reported receiving suspicious letters containing powder in the week before Oct. 24; authorities said the powder was nontoxic. The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service are investigating jointly; the FBI said on Thursday, Oct. 23, that investigators had not yet identified the sender, the powder's composition or a motive, and that the two agencies are coordinating with local law enforcement on each incident. The incidents are part of a nationwide series of similar mailings ahead of the Nov. 3 election, in which lawmakers and election officials received similar letters. Maryland State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis said enhanced mail screening allowed law enforcement to intercept a letter sent to his office; he called the situation "pure madness" and said the incidents have not shaken his and his staff's resolve to prepare a safe election. "This is cowardice... this person's goal is to disenfranchise Maryland voters. This is plainly a coward who wants to fundamentally undermine American democracy, starting with elections," he said. The two senators and at least five House members confirmed receiving letters; the office of Republican Rep. Andy Harris was the only one to say it had not been targeted. An aide to Rep. Glenn Ivey declined to comment, and Rep. April McClain Delany did not respond to a request for comment. The investigation is ongoing.
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