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Explosive devices sent to Obama, Clinton and CNN

Explosive devices were sent by mail to former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as to CNN’s offices in New York, the authorities said this morning.

The device addressed to Mrs. Clinton in Westchester County, New York, was found late Tuesday by a Secret Service employee who screens mail for her. The package addressed to Mr. Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington early today.

CNN’s offices in Manhattan were evacuated this morning after a similar device was sent there, a law enforcement official said.

• Pipe bomb: The devices were similar to one found on Monday at the home of the billionaire philanthropist George Soros, a favorite target of right-wing groups, two law enforcement officials said.