In the mailbox of Bill and Hillary Clinton in New York state found an explosive device. In addition, another bomb was sent to the address of former US President Barack Obama. Suspicious package intercepted by the US Secret Service.
“On
the afternoon of October 23, 2018, the Secret Service intercepted a
package addressed to former First Lady Hillary Clinton in Westchester,
New York. Early in the morning of October 24, the second package sent to
the address of former President Barack Obama was intercepted by the
Secret Service in Washington "the document says.
“The
parcels were immediately identified as potential explosive devices
during the immediate follow-up check, the necessary procedures were
carried out with them. Both parcels were intercepted before they reached
the delivery address. The protected persons did not receive the parcels
and were not at risk of receiving them” - noted in the Secret Service. They
also indicated that, in the light of these incidents, an investigation
was launched, "to which all available federal resources will be
allocated, as well as state and local authorities."
Earlier,
The New York Times reported that the first bomb was found by a
specialist who was checking mail coming to the Clinton address, which is
under the protection of the US Secret Service. According
to the source of the publication, the device is similar to the one that
was found earlier near the house of George Soros.
On
October 23, The New York Times reported the discovery of an allegedly
explosive device in the home of George Soros, the founder and head of
the Soros Fund Management hedge fund in Bedford, located in Westchester
County, New York. The FBI later confirmed that the financier was not at home at that moment. According
to sources in The New York Times, the bomb was a piece of pipe about 15
cm long, filled with gunpowder and fitted with a detonator. There were no casualties, the device was subsequently destroyed by sappers.
Bill Clinton held the presidency of the United States in 1993-2001. His
wife Hillary was the US Secretary of State in 2009-2013, and two years
ago she participated in the presidential elections as a candidate from
the Democratic Party. As the newspaper notes, the Clintons live in a mansion located in a suburb of New York.
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