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What We Know About Suspicious Packages Intercepted by Authorities

by VOA News

   Here's what is known about the "possible explosive devices" intercepted
   Tuesday and Wednesday by the U.S. authorities:
     * Suspicious packages addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary
       Clinton and former President Barack Obama were intercepted.
     * A similar suspicious device was found Monday in a mailbox outside
       the home of philanthropist George Soros, a key Democratic donor.
     * The Time Warner Center in New York, where news network CNN has
       studios, was evacuated Wednesday after an explosive device was
       found.
     * The device in New York was safely removed. Officials say a white
       powder was found in the packaging.
     * Suspicious packages also were sent to the New York governor's
       office and the Florida building that houses the office of
       Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

   The White House has condemned the "attempted violent attacks" and says
   President Donald Trump is closely monitoring the situation.

   The FBI is working in coordination with law enforcement partners to
   investigate the suspicious packages.