Suspicious Devices Sent to Clintons, Obamas, CNN, Soros Spark Bomb Scares

Authorities are investigating multiple reports of explosive packages sent to the offices or homes of several public figures, as well as the news outlet CNN.

WABC reports an explosive device was discovered in the middle of the night near the home of former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton. The device, which was screened by the Secret Service, was addressed to Hillary Clinton, who was not at the couple’s home in Chappaqua, New York, at the time. A source familiar with Bill Clinton’s location told CNN the former president was home, though the device never made it there.

Also this morning, the Secret Service said it intercepted an explosive device addressed to former President Barack Obama. He was probably never in danger, as the Secret Service screens his packages from a facility in Washington, D.C., according to The New York Times.

Another suspicious package with an explosive device in it was sent to CNN’s offices at the Time Warner Center in New York City. A police bomb squad was deployed to the scene, and the newsroom had to be evacuated, according to the Associated Press. CNN reported that the package was addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan. The network’s president, Jeff Zucker, said in a statement that employees should “refrain from sharing any images or geo tags that would reveal” their locations. “We have no particular reason to be concerned, but just think it would be the most cautious approach,” he said. Police were soon able to remove the device from the area.

Florida police, meanwhile, are investigating a suspicious package sent to the Sunrise, Florida, office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (R–Fla.), former chair of the Democratic National Committee.

The cluster of bomb threats comes one day after another explosive device was found outside the compound of liberal megadonor George Soros in Westchester County, New York.

According to CNN, which cited a law enforcement official, the devices sent to the media outlet, the Clintons, the Obamas, and Soros are similar to each other.

The San Diego Union-Tribune said several suspicious packages were found the newspaper’s offices, leaiding to an evacuation of the building. It’s not immediately clear if the packages contained explosives. The paper shares a building with one of Sen. Kamala Harris’ (D–Calif.) field offices.

There were initial reports that additional explosive devices had been found that were addressed to the White House and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Both reports appear to have been untrue.