Pipe bombs packed with shards of glass were intercepted en route to several prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and former President Barack Obama, in an unnerving wave that deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections.
WASHINGTON – Suspicious packages targeting Eric Holder, Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, CNN and others were intercepted Wednesday.
None of the bombs detonated and nobody was hurt as authorities in New York, Washington, D.C., Florida and California seized the suspicious packages.
One of the explosives was sent to CNN, which prompted the evacuation of the Time Warner Center in Manhattan where the news outlet has its offices.
Officers with the Uniform Division of the United States Secret Service talk at a checkpoint near the home of President Barack Obama, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing “possible explosive devices” addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
This photo taken from video provided by KABC-TV shows federal and city investigators at the scene of a reported suspicious package at a U.S. Postal Service mail facility in South Los Angeles Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018.
(KABC-TV via AP)
KABC-TV via AP
Police officers stand in front of property owned by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton in Chappaqua, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A U.S. official says a “functional explosive device” was found at the Clinton’s suburban New York home.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Officials from various departments work the scene outside the office of U.S. Rep. Deborah Wasserman Schultz, where a suspicious package was discovered Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla.
(Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
NYPD officers depart from the Time Warner Center area on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
Emergency service personnel with a bomb sniffing dog work outside the building that houses New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office after a report of a suspicious package, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. The U.S. Secret Service said Wednesday that it intercepted a bomb that was addressed to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and also discovered a possible explosive sent to former President Barack Obama.
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
An officer with the Uniform Division of the United States Secret Service sits in his car at a checkpoint near the home of President Barack Obama, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Washington. The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing “possible explosive devices” addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
FILE – This May 25, 2016 file photo shows the home of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama in Washington. The Secret Service says a package identified as ‘potential explosive device’ was sent to former President Barack Obama in Washington.
(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Broward Sheriff’s Office bomb squad, Sunrise Police and Fire Rescue work the scene where a suspicious package was found Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, inside the Sunrise Utility Administrative Center in Sunrise, Fla., where Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s office is located inside.
(Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP
This screenshot from CNN’s Twitter account shows what CNN says is the explosive device that was delivered to their New York headquarters on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The package sent to CNN contained a live explosive with wires, a black pipe and an envelope with white powder. Officials said the substance was being tested to see if it was dangerous.
(CNN Twitter Account via AP)
CNN Twitter Account via AP
In this photo taken from video, a police car sits outside the home of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Chappaqua, N.Y. A U.S. official says a “functional explosive device” was found at the home.
(WABC7 via AP)
WABC7 via AP
Police officers stand in front of property owned by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton in Chappaqua, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A U.S. official says a “functional explosive device” was found at the Clinton’s suburban New York home.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
An officer keeps watch in front of the Time Warner Building, where NYPD personnel removed an explosive device Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
CNN correspondent Kate Bolduan reports from in front of the Time Warner Building, where NYPD personnel removed an explosive device Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. Other packages were sent to the offices of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and to the home of President Bill Clinton.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
CNN correspondents Jeff Gagliano and Chris Cuomo speak on air in front of the Time Warner Building, where NYPD personnel removed an explosive device Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. .
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
Mayor Bill de Blasio looks on as Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks during a news conference after NYPD personnel removed an explosive device from Time Warner Center Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing “possible explosive devices” addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. .
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
Mayor Bill de Blasio looks on as Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks during a news conference after NYPD personnel removed an explosive device from Time Warner Center Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. The U.S. Secret Service says agents have intercepted packages containing “possible explosive devices” addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. .
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
New York City Police Dept. officers arrive outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
NYPD officers depart from the Time Warner Center area on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
A member of the FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction team works outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
People gather outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
New York Police stand outside the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 in New York. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices at the center, and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
Officers watch over the scene outside the Time Warner Center on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. Law enforcement officials say a suspicious package that prompted an evacuation of CNN’s offices is believed to contain a pipe bomb.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
NYPD officers depart from the Time Warner Center area on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
AP Photo/Kevin Hagen
New York City Police Dept. officers arrive outside the Time Warner Center, in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. A police bomb squad was sent to CNN’s offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package.
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
AP Photo/Richard Drew
An NYPD bomb squad vehicle departs an area outside Time Warner Center on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in New York. Law enforcement officials say a suspicious package that prompted an evacuation of CNN’s offices is believed to contain a pipe bomb.
(AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
