US President Donald Trump has called for unity after suspected explosive devices were mailed to broadcaster CNN and leading Democrats, including former president Barack Obama and the Clintons, saying acts of political violence have "no place" in the United States.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was among some of the most high-profile Democrats targeted with America bitterly divided ahead of November 6 elections - seen as a referendum on the Republican president.
The CNN bureau in New York also received a device looking like a pipe bomb, leading police to evacuate the building, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, said his office also received a suspicious package.
New York Police stand outside the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. (AP) Source: FR170574 AP
CNN is well known for its robust coverage of the Trump administration and is routinely singled out for harsh words by the president, who succeeded Mr Obama and defeated Ms Clinton in 2016.
The device sent to see CNN appeared to be a "live explosive," New York Police Commissioner James O'Neill said.
An NYPD Bomb Squad truck on West 58th St., outside CNN's Manhattan office. Source: AP
Emergency services outside the office of Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, where a suspicious package was found. Source: AP
The package containing the device sent to CNN also had in it a suspicious powder, according to the NYPD.
A law enforcement official told CNN examination of all of the devices shows them to be constructed along similar lines, with at least one device containing projectiles such as shards of glass.
A member of the FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction team works outside the Time Warner Center, in New York. (AP) Source: AP
The devices are rudimentary but functional, CNN has reported
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