What to Know About Bombs Sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and CNN
Two bombs were discovered in mail sent, respectively, to former secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former president Barack Obama, the New YorkTimes reports. Furthermore, on Wednesday morning, CNN’s New York City newsroom was evacuated after a suspicious device was found at the Time Warner Center. Law enforcement officials later told the AP they believe the device at CNN is a pipe bomb.
The discoveries came only two days after an explosive device was also found in the mailbox of billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
According to the Times, the device sent to Clinton was discovered on Tuesday by a Secret Service employee who screens mail for her in Westchester County, New York. The other device was found on Wednesday in mail sent to Obama’s office in Washington, D.C. Law enforcement officials said that the devices were similar to the one sent to Soros.
The news about the suspicious device discovered at the Time Warner Center, where CNN is based, broke shortly after the stories about Clinton and Obama were reported. The New York Police Department’s bomb squad is reportedly on the scene. CNN reports that the device was constructed with a pipe and wires, and is being treated as a real explosive. The Times reports that the device was intercepted in CNN’s mail room, and quoted a senior law enforcement official as saying: “Same package. Same device.”
Two bombs were discovered in mail sent, respectively, to former secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former president Barack Obama, the New YorkTimes reports. Furthermore, on Wednesday morning, CNN’s New York City newsroom was evacuated after a suspicious device was found at the Time Warner Center. Law enforcement officials later told the AP they believe the device at CNN is a pipe bomb.
The discoveries came only two days after an explosive device was also found in the mailbox of billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
According to the Times, the device sent to Clinton was discovered on Tuesday by a Secret Service employee who screens mail for her in Westchester County, New York. The other device was found on Wednesday in mail sent to Obama’s office in Washington, D.C. Law enforcement officials said that the devices were similar to the one sent to Soros.
The news about the suspicious device discovered at the Time Warner Center, where CNN is based, broke shortly after the stories about Clinton and Obama were reported. The New York Police Department’s bomb squad is reportedly on the scene. CNN reports that the device was constructed with a pipe and wires, and is being treated as a real explosive. The Times reports that the device was intercepted in CNN’s mail room, and quoted a senior law enforcement official as saying: “Same package. Same device.”
