The device was similar to one found at the home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros earlier
A police car is pictured in the driveway of the house of Bill and Hillary Clinton in Chappaqua, New York.
NEW YORK: The US Secret Service said Wednesday it had intercepted suspect packages, identified as potential explosive devices, sent to the homes of former president Barack Obama and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
The Secret Service said it recovered a single package addressed to Clinton in Westchester, a suburb north of Manhattan on Tuesday, and a second package addressed to the Obama residence in Washington on Wednesday.
File photo shows the home of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in Washington. AP
"The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such," the Secret Service said in a statement.
One found at the home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros
A law enforcement official said the device was similar to one found at the home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros on Monday.
The mailbox of the home of billionaire financier George Soros where a package containing an explosive device was found on Monday is seen in Katonah, New York. Reuters
It was not immediately clear where the device was found.
Soros home is also in a suburb north of New York City. That device was constructed from a length of pipe about six inches long filled with explosive powder, and it was "proactively detonated" by bomb squad technicians, according to one of the officials, all of whom were briefed on the investigation.
The motive of the would-be Soros bomber or bombers remained unclear, one of the officials said, adding that there had not yet been any claim of responsibility.
Soros, who made his fortune in finance and is now a full-time philanthropist and political activist, is often a subject of the ire of right-wing groups. In recent days, some have falsely speculated that he funded a caravan of migrants moving north in Mexico.
CNN bureau in NY evacuated over suspicious package
US news network CNN announced on its screens Wednesday that it had evacuated its New York bureau over a suspicious package similar to those addressed to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
File photo: People walk past the Time Warner Center, where the CNN bureau is located, in New York City. AFP
New York police confirmed to AFP that its officers had been called to the Time Warner Center, where the CNN bureau in the US financial capital is located, to investigate reports of a suspicious package.
