An explosive device was found in the home mailbox of billionaire George Soros, prompting the FBI to launch an investigation into who may want to harm the philanthropist and political activist, officials said. Explosive Device Mailed To Liberal Philanthropist George Soros' New York Home

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An explosive device was found at the Westchester County, New York, home of billionaire philanthropist George Soros on Monday afternoon. Federal and state law enforcement officials responded to the scene in Katonah, New York, a hamlet in the upscale town of Bedford in northern Westchester, after the Bedford Police Department received a call about a suspicious package at about 3:45 p.m.

“An employee of the residence opened the package, revealing what appeared to be an explosive device,” police said in a statement. "The employee placed the package in a wooded area and called the Bedford police," the local police department said in a statement. George Soros' foundation denounced extremism and political violence after a law enforcement official said the device found outside Soros' Bedford residential compound “had the components” of an actual bomb. Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Soros was reportedly not at home at the time of Monday's incident

A suspect package found in a post box at the home of billionaire businessman George Soros contained an explosive device, New York police have confirmed. After authorities were contacted, an "extensive investigation" involving the Bedford Police Department, the Westchester County Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the FBI, commenced. Soros, one of the world’s biggest donors to liberal groups and causes, has become a hate figure for right-wing campaigners in the United States and eastern Europe, and the target of a hostile media campaign by the nationalist government in his native Hungary.
A mail bomb is discovered at the home of George Soros in Bedford, New York, United States. It is safely detonated by the Bedford Police Department. While Soros was not at the residence when the device was discovered, the businessman and philanthropist is believed to be the intended target.