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`Washington: The FBI have ruled out a possible link between the bombing of a military recruiting station in New York's
Times Square and letters sent to Congress saying "We Did It," law enforcement officials said Friday.
The lengthy anti-war letters, which arrived with photos of a man standing in front of the recruiting office before it was damaged, contained no threats and were sent to as many as 100 members of Congress, officials said.
Laura Eimiller, an FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles, said an individual was questioned there the letters to Congress and "there is no evidence linking the letters,which contained no threat, to the bombing."
Democratic lawmakers were startled to receive the letters in their office mail Thursday afternoon, just hours after the early morning New York bombing, and turned them over to police.
One law enforcement official said the "We Did It" referred to the Democratic wins. The Democrats gained
control of Congress in 2006.
In an e-mail to lawmakers, Capitol Police said the envelopes went through the standard security process. That process, which involves radiating incoming mail, can easily take a week or more, making it likely the letters were mailed well ahead of the bombing.
The small bomb caused minor damage to the New York military recruiting station before dawn Thursday and police were searching for a hooded bicyclist seen on a surveillance video pedaling away.
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