US federal authorities have intercepted two suspected explosive devices addressed to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Secret Service said in a statement on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 24th October, 2018) US Federal authorities have intercepted two suspected explosive devices addressed to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Secret Service said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The US Secret Service has intercepted two suspicious packages addressed to Secret Service protectees," the statement said, adding that one package sent to Clinton residence in Westchester County, New York, was found on Tuesday, while the second one addressed to Obama was found early Wednesday morning.
According to the Secret Service, both the packages were identified during routine mail screening procedures. Neither the Clintons nor Obama received the packages or were at risk of receiving them.
The incidents have prompted federal authorities to launch of a full-scale criminal investigation to determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible, the Secret Service added.
On Monday, an explosive device was found near the home of Hungarian-American financier and liberal donor George Soros in town of Bedford, New York. According to law enforcement officials, the device had the components of a bomb and contained explosive powder. The device was detonated as a precaution and no one was injured.
