US intercepts "suspicious packages" to Clinton and Obama: NPR

The secret services said that parcels addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, seen here in 2016, "were immediately identified as explosive devices during routine mail control procedures. "

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The secret services said that parcels addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, seen here in 2016, "were immediately identified as explosive devices during routine mail control procedures. "

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Updated at 11:14 ET

The intelligence services announced Wednesday that they intercepted two suspicious parcels addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, New York, and former President Barack Obama in Washington, DC DC.

Monday, an explosive device was found at the billionaire George Soros, which frequently contributes to democratic and progressive causes.

The packages addressed to Clinton and Obama "were immediately identified as potential explosive devices during the usual mail filtering procedures and were handled appropriately as such," the Secret Service said in a statement Wednesday. "The beneficiaries did not receive the parcels and were not likely to receive them."

The package sent to Clinton was intercepted Tuesday night and the package for Obama was intercepted early Wednesday morning.

CNN also reported that its New York City office was evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a suspicious package received in its mailroom. In a note to staff, CNN President Jeff Zucker said the Time Warner Center had been cleaned up "as a precaution."

The New York Police Department confirmed that his agents were investigating a suspicious package at Columbus Circle, where the office is located. It is not clear if the CNN incident is related to other suspicious packages.

Regarding the Clinton and Obama packages, the secret services announced that they were investigating the incidents, using "all available federal, regional and local resources to determine the source of the packets and identify those responsible".

The FBI office in New York says in a tweet that he is "aware of a suspicious package discovered in the vicinity of the Clinton residence in Chappaqua, in the state of New York".

Local law enforcement officials told NPR that "this morning the New Castle Police Department helped the FBI, the secret services and the Westchester County Police investigate a suspicious package", and added that "the case is currently the subject of an investigation by the federal government".

Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, bought a house in Chappaqua, New York, in 1999; two years ago, they bought a second house, the one next door.

Like the Clintons, Soros lives in Westchester County, New York. He made a cash donation to the Open Society Foundation, which financially supports NPR.

When the Obama family left the White House, she rented a house in the Kalorama district of Mexico, which she bought months later. The couple said they want to stay in Washington, DC, until their youngest daughter, Sasha, completes high school.

One of the suspicious parcels was addressed to the residence of former President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, presented here in 2016.

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One of the suspicious parcels was addressed to the residence of former President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, presented here in 2016.

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In a statement, Sarah Sanders, press secretary at the White House, said: "We condemn the recent violent attacks against President Obama, President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and other prominent individuals. public. " She added: "These acts of terrorism are heinous, and any responsible will be held responsible to the fullest extent permitted by law."

The Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, echoed these sentiments, saying"The perpetrators of such wrongdoing must be brought to justice and we can not tolerate any attempt to terrorize public figures."

This is a last-minute story. As often happens in such situations, some early information may be inaccurate. We will act quickly to correct the record and only indicate the best information we have at that time.