A suspicious package has been delivered to the home of US senator Rand Paul, with the FBI and Capitol Hill police launching a probe into the incident.
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"I take these threats immensely seriously. As a repeated target of violence, it is reprehensible that Twitter allows C-list celebrities to encourage violence against me and my family", the Republican senator for Kentucky said in a tweet late on Monday.
Politico reported the suspicious package contained white powder, while Axios cited a representative of the senator to be saying the large envelope also had an image containing a death threat.
"FBI Louisville is working with the Warren County Sheriff's Office and the Capitol Police by providing forensic and technical support," an FBI spokesman said.
Australian Associated Press
