Explosive devices sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama

Explosive devices were found in mail addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's office on Tuesday night, and former President Barack Obama's home on Wednesday morning, The New York Times reports.

"At least two" separate "suspicious packages" were "immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures" before reaching their addressees, a Secret Service statement explained. The Times reports there were explosive devices in both the packages, and that they were similar to a device found at the home of liberal donor and philanthropist George Soros on Monday. Neither Clinton nor Obama were "at risk of receiving" the packages, per the statement.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.