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'Suspicious Packages' Mailed To Clinton, Obama And CNN

The packages addressed to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama "were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices," the U.S. Secret Service says.
The Secret Service says the packages addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, seen here in 2016, "were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices."

Updated at 11:34 a.m. ET

The Secret Service said Wednesday that it has intercepted two suspicious packages that were addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, N.Y., and former President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.

On Monday, an explosive device was found at the home — a frequent contributor to Democratic and progressive causes.

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