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US intercepts suspect packages sent to Clinton, Obama
NEW YORK, Oct 24, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – 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.
“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.”
BSS/AFP/FI/ 2000 hrs