CNN New York bureau evacuated after white powder envelope, live explosive found

Hours earlier Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton also received suspicious packages

NEW YORK: The Time Warner Building in New York City was evacuated on Wednesday morning after a package containing an envelope and a live explosive was found in the CNN mail room, New York police and CNN said.

The New York Police Department’s bomb squad “believes they have this under control” and that the package appears to be an explosive device, CNN reported.



The package contained a device that looked like a pipe, similar to those found at other locations, including the homes of former President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

While talking about bombs sent to Democratic politicians, CNN’s New York office evacuated on camera after it, too, received a suspected explosive device pic.twitter.com/H3U0ZDRfxy

— Dan McQuade (@dhm) October 24, 2018

There were wires in the package found at the CNN mail room, the network reported.

CNN NY office has been evacuated. We are told of suspicious device found inside the building. Heavy police presence. Bomb squad on site. pic.twitter.com/D8hp5sWAue

— Anna-Maja Rappard (@annamajaCNN) October 24, 2018

Two new anchors were on air shortly after 10am when a fire alarm was audible to viewers, and the network went on a commercial break. After the commercials, reporters from the CNN bureau in New York were seen on air outside on the street.

CNN now reporting from West 58th Street, outside the Time Warner Center, after the NYPD was called for a suspicious package and the office was evacuated pic.twitter.com/QTODkPnLtb

— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) October 24, 2018

The NYPD said the package to CNN was reported to police at 9:53 am local time on Wednesday.

CNN’s Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto are reporting via mobile phones in front of the Time Warner Center in NYC after office evacuated by suspicious package pic.twitter.com/IqQ5x3ldgy

— Marcus Gilmer (@marcusgilmer) October 24, 2018

Scene outside of #cnn NY office right now. Time Warner Center evacuated due to suspicious package. @cnn pic.twitter.com/BILQeAsDBG

— Anna-Maja Rappard (@annamajaCNN) October 24, 2018