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Secret Service Intercepts Pipe Bombs Sent To White House, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama

Oct. 24 2018, Published 1:40 p.m. ET

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The U.S. Secret Service intercepted rudimentary explosive devices sent to Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's residences, RadarOnline.com can confirm.

According to a statement released by the U.S. Secret Service, on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, they "recovered a single package addressed to Former First Lady Hillary Clinton in Westchester County, New York."

"A second package addressed to the residence of Former President Barack Obama was intercepted by Secret Service personnel in Washington, DC," officials explained.

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Fortunately, both parties were not harmed.

Suspicious packages were also discovered today at the White House in Washington D.C. and CNN in New York City.

The news comes on the heels of another incident that took place on Tuesday, October 23, at George Soros' home – the billionaire and major democratic donor.

A pipe bomb was sent to his house located in the New York City suburbs and was "proactively detonated" by a bomb squad.

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FBI officials noted that they were investigating the matter.

Authorities told RadarOnline.com that the packages sent to Clinton and Obama's home "appear to be of similar pipe bomb style" as the one found in Soros' home.

"The Secret Service has initiated a full scope criminal investigation that will leverage all available federal, state,and local resources to determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible," the secret service statement concluded.

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