A homemade spray bomb delivered by hand to George Soros's mailbox: Source

A pipepipe loaded with explosive black powder was hand-delivered to the alleged attacker, billionaire financier George Soros, in the suburbs of New York City. The FBI then launched an investigation to determine who would hurt the philanthropist and political activist. A police source told ABC News on Tuesday.

The FBI photographed the device and blew it up near Soros' home in Katonah, NY, and was analyzing fragments to determine why the bomb was n & # 39; Had not exploded, said the source.

Soros became a favored target of right-wing groups because of his support for progressive causes and Democratic candidates, but the authorities did not comment on whether a specific group was being targeted. an investigation about this incident.

The source pointed out that the device was not a hoax.

The pipe-pipe was about 6 inches long and was in an 8-inch x 10-inch envelope, similar to the one that had been delivered by mail, the source said. A postal inspector who examined the inscriptions on the envelope determined that it had been hand-delivered, the source said.

The Soros postal sender was also questioned, but did not recall delivering the package, the source said.

The bomb was found around 15:45. Monday in the mailbox of the home of Soros by a guard of the billionaire, indicated the source.

The guard told investigators that while he was returning home, he had noticed that the envelope was suspicious, the source said. He deposited him in the woods away from the residence and called the Bedford Police Department, which sent police to the scene.

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Soros, 88, was not at home when the device was discovered and no one was injured in the incident.

The Bedford police said the investigation was entrusted to the FBI's anti-terrorist task force.

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"We are conducting an investigation at a residence in Bedford, NY, there is no threat to public safety, and we have no other comment for the moment, "tweeted the FBI office in New York Monday afternoon.

Investigators viewed video surveillance cameras from nearby homes to identify the suspect or suspicious vehicle in the area, the source said.

A Hungarian immigrant who lived under the Nazi occupation during the Second World War, Soros created his own hedge fund in 1970 and became one of the most successful investors in the history of the United States.

The discovery of the homemade bomb follows a separate and unrelated case that occurred earlier this month in another northern suburb of New York City, in which the FBI found a 200-pound bomb and arrested a man who would have built it and who was planning to blow up the National Mall in Washington on polling day, officials said.

Although the Soros affair is not yet motivated, the investor's Open Society foundations are worried about the consequences of the country's exacerbated political rhetoric.

"The obnoxious rhetoric that dominates politics in the United States and in so many countries around the world breeds extremism and violence." In this climate of fear, lies and growing authoritarianism, the mere act of Expressing your point of view can lead to death threats, "reads a statement released on Tuesday. by the foundation.

"Our founder and president George Soros deplores all forms of violence and urges politicians from all walks of life to soften their rhetoric," the statement said. "Words have consequences and we have the responsibility to create a more civil way of debating our political differences.The respect of a diversity of opinions is fundamental to an open society and it is the George Soros has dedicated his life to our work and our politics should be more about who we are so we hate. "

New York City Police Department Commissioner James O'Neill told reporters that the police had been in contact with Soros officials and were reinforcing patrols of Soros properties in the area.

"Like every day, we work hand-in-hand with the FBI to keep people safe," O'Neill said.