Potential bomb sent to Robert de Niro a day after explosives found in Obama and Clinton’s mail
New York Police are investigating a suspicious package at a restaurant owned by actor Robert De Niro.
A spokesperson for the police told CNN the package had been sent to 375 Greenwich Street, in the Tribeca neighbourhood of Lower Manhattan.
Police sent a bomb squad to the scene after the package was reported at around 4am local time.
It is unclear if this is related to the pipe bombs sent to several prominent critics of President Donald Trump in recent days.
Meanwhile, Trump addressed the spate of suspicious packages, which included one sent to the studios of CNN, by tweeting: "A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!"
A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2018
In June, de Niro was given a standing ovation for a profanity laden attack on Trump at the Tony awards.
The Secret Service said yesterday it had intercepted two bombs addressed to the homes of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Later in the day the offices of CNN and congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz were evacuated when explosives were found in the post.
Officials told the New York Times that the devices were similar to the one sent to billionaire philanthropist George Soros on Monday.