Agency Report/
CNN’s offices in New York have been evacuated over reports of an explosive device.
The device was reportedly addressed to former CIA Director, John Brennan.
It comes after the US Secret Service said its agents had intercepted suspicious packages addressed to former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Unconfirmed reports say a similar package apparently containing a pipe bomb that was addressed to the White House was intercepted on Wednesday.
Video posted on social media showed the moment CNN was forced to cut from its live broadcast, with one of the presenter’s telling viewers a fire alarm had gone off.
The US news channel had been in the middle of a discussion about the bomb threats against Mr Obama and Ms Clinton.
The Secret Service said neither former Democrat politician received the packages, and neither was at risk of receiving them because of screening procedures.
The devices were reportedly similar to the one sent to the liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros earlier in the week, but it is not clear if the incidents are related.
Details later…
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