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U.S. Secret Service: Suspicious packages identified as "potential explosive devices" and addressed to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were intercepted by Secret Service personnel; follows discovery of explosive device in mailbox at home of George Soros. nbcnews.to/2D1JHyC

Secret Service: "The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such. The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them." nbcnews.to/2qa2MGC

-Suspicious packages were sent to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

-CNN in NYC evacuated due to suspicious package at Time Warner Center

-Follows discovery of explosive device in mailbox at home of George Soros earlier this week

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Suspicious packages have been sent and/or addressed to:

-Hillary Clinton

-Barack Obama

-Eric Holder

-CNN / former CIA Director Brennan

-Office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

-George Soros (Monday)

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A suspicious package addressed to Rep. Maxine Waters was intercepted at a Capitol Heights processing facility that handles mail going to the US Capitol, according to three congressional leadership sources - @NBCPolitics

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President Trump to talk about the wave of pipe bombs that has been sent to public figures around the country. nbcnews.to/2CBNe5M pscp.tv/w/1eaKbVjevwjKX

@NBCPolitics @NBCNews President Trump condemns wave of explosive devices sent to political leaders as "despicable," and “acts or threats of political violence of any kind have no place in the United States of America.” nbcnews.to/2q5qAeG

Following wave of pipe bomb packages in the state, New York governor says he is deploying 100 additional National Guardsmen and directing state law enforcement to double security at vital transportation assets "out of an abundance of caution."

Suspicious package at building connected to actor Robert De Niro in New York City is similar to pipe bombs found a day earlier. nbcnews.to/2qa5kUU

And FBI and local police have responded to a postal facility in New Castle, Delaware, in connection with overall investigation.

Suspicious packages are known as of Thursday morning to have been sent to:

• Barack Obama
• Joe Biden
• Hillary Clinton
• Eric Holder
• John Brennan / CNN
• Maxine Waters (2)
• George Soros
• Robert De Niro

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A second package addressed to former VP Biden has been found, law enforcement officials tell @NBCNews. nbcnews.to/2qa5kUU

@NBCNews 11th and 12th suspicious packages intercepted Friday morning; 1 addressed to Sen. Booker and 1 addressed former Director of National Intelligence Clapper. nbcnews.to/2qcV0eR