'Explosive devices' sent to Clinton, Obama, CNN
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At least four suspicious packages were sent to top Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and CNN's New York offices, authorities said on Wednesday.
All the packages were intercepted, and there were no reports of injuries.
US Secret Service said it recovered a single package addressed to Clinton in Westchester, a suburb north of Manhattan late on Tuesday.
A second package, addressed to Obama, was found early on Wednesday in Washington, DC.
"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.
"The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them," it said.
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