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N.Y. officer injured by exploding package

By Shawn Price

NEW YORK, May 30 (UPI) -- A New York corrections officer was severely burned after an exploding package was sent to his home on Sunday, police said.

The 52-year-old officer was not identified. The package was left at the end of the officer's driveway in the town of Floyd, in upstate New York on Sunday morning and exploded, burning his hands and arms, as he picked it up, said Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol.

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"It is too early to tell if this is job-related," Maciol said.

N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement his state "has no tolerance for any violence of this sort, and I have ordered a full investigation to find those responsible for this horrific incident."

The officer's street remained blocked off Sunday evening as the Oneida County Sheriff's office was assisted in combing the area for evidence and investigating the incident by New York State Police, the FBI, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

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