25 Oct 2018

'Explosive device' sent to Clinton, Obama, CNN

From Morning Report, 7:18 am on 25 October 2018

Potentially explosive devices mailed to former US President Barack Obama, ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and CNN's offices in New York have been intercepted by the Secret Service. The suspect packages were addressed to the home of the Obamas in Washington, and the home of the Clintons in New York. The CNN offices in New York was evacuated after a suspicious device was found. CNN was live on air when the alarm went off and after evacuating, its anchors Jim Scuitto and Poppy Harlow continued to report from the street. Nick Harper is our correspondent in Washington, he talks to Philippa Tolley.