Two explosive devices were found in mail sent to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Secret Service said Wednesday.
The devices were similar to one found on Monday at the home of the billionaire philanthropist George Soros, and federal authorities were investigating whether they were linked, two law enforcement officials said.
In a statement, the Secret Service said it “has intercepted two suspicious packages addressed to Secret Service protectees,” who were identified as Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama.
The device addressed to Mrs. Clinton in Westchester County was found late on Tuesday by a Secret Service employee who screens mail for her, the statement said. The package addressed to Mr. Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington, D.C. early on Wednesday.
“The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such,” the statement said. “The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them.”
The statement said the agency had “initiated a full scope criminal investigation that will leverage all available federal, state, and local resources to determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible.”….
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The first thing I thought of when I heard this was Donald J. Trump’s bombastic and aggressive rants to his supporters ….
Update…
The devices are pipe bombs done unprofessionally….
image…altoday.com
CNN offices in NYC have been evacuated due to a suspicious package ….
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday condemned the “attempted violent attacks” against former President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after authorities intercepted potential explosive devices that had been mailed to their homes.
In a statement, Sanders called the attempted attacks “despicable” and the perpetrators “cowards,” saying U.S. law enforcement agencies are investigating the incidents.
“We condemn the attempted violent attacks recently made against President Obama, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and other public figures,” Sanders said…..
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Jake Tapper
@jaketapper
Breaking — The Sunrise, Florida, office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been evacuated after a suspicious package was found mailed there this morning, according to a spokesman for the police department. Are is secured and the bomb squad is on site.
Ian Millhiser
@imillhiser
PREDICTION: These actual acts of domestic terrorism will receive 1/50th of the coverage as a few people being rude to Mitch McConnell in a restaurant. https://twitter.com/AP/status/1055085190446505986 …
The Observer
@observer
Right-Wing Pundits Are Already Spinning Clinton, Obama, Soros Bomb ‘Hoax’ Conspiracy
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Jim Sciutto
@jimsciutto
Breaking: @NYGovCuomo says explosive device sent to his office as wellJim
Report is that another package has been found in Maxine Waters mail….
The Trump angle is definitely in the background….
The investigation will be the FBI….
They will be working with the Postal Inspectors to track down the suspect…
And Eric Holder….
There maybe a SECOND pipe bomb sent to Maxine Waters….
Postal insp have the FBI/ATF and LAPD. Responding to a central LA location
The Cali device sent to Rep Waters has been confirmed found….
U.S. federal investigators are trying to track down a suspicious package they believe was addressed to former Vice President Joe Biden, a federal official said on Wednesday….
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Add actor Robert De Niro to the list of those receiving the explosive packages….
Authorities believe there are even more bombs out there in the mail…..
The total number of pipe bombs sent is up to 10….
CNN has received a second one…..
Correction: now at least 12
Two more suspicious packages have been intercepted, authorities said Friday morning, one addressed to Senator Cory Booker and one addressed to former intelligence director James Clapper.
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Thanks DSD….