Explosive devices sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama

Explosive devices were found in mail addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's office on Tuesday night, and former President Barack Obama's home on Wednesday morning, The New York Times reports.
"At least two" separate "suspicious packages" were "immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures" before reaching their addressees, a Secret Service statement explained. The Times reports there were explosive devices in both the packages, and that they were similar to a device found at the home of liberal donor and philanthropist George Soros on Monday. Neither Clinton nor Obama were "at risk of receiving" the packages, per the statement.
The Clinton-addressed package was addressed to her Westchester County office — the same county where Soros lives, the Times points out. The Soros-directed device found Monday was 6-inch-long pipe filled with explosive powder. A bomb squad "proactively detonated" the device, an official said. No one has claimed responsibility for the bomb addressed to Soros, and a motive is still unclear, says law enforcement.
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A "full scope investigation" into the devices targeting Obama and Clinton is ongoing, the Secret Service statement says. Read the full statement below. Kathryn Krawczyk
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