Secret Service: Package Identified As 'Potential Explosive Device' Sent To Former President Barack Obama In Washington

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WASHINGTON (CBS/CNN) — The United States Secret Service intercepted a package intended for Obama was intercepted in Washington, DC, on Wednesday morning.

Neither Obama nor Clinton received the packages or were at risk of receiving them, the Secret Service said.

They were discovered during "routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such," the agency said in a statement.

The package intended for Clinton was found in the vicinity of her residence in Chappaqua, New York, but offered no additional comment, citing the ongoing investigation.

Earlier this week, a suspicious package targeting billionaire investor and major Democratic donor George Soros was discovered and rendered safe.

Authorities are investigating whether there are any connections between the three packages.

This story is breaking and will be updated.

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