Bomb found at philanthropist George Soros' suburban home

 

October 24, 2018



NEW YORK (AP) — A bomb was found in a mailbox at the suburban New York home of George Soros, the liberal billionaire philanthropist who has been denounced by President Donald Trump and vilified by right-wing conspiracy theorists, authorities said Tuesday.

Federal agents safely detonated the device after being summoned Monday by a security officer at the sprawling, wooded compound, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Manhattan. The 88-year-old Soros was not home at the time.

Laura Silber, a spokeswoman for Soros' Open Society Foundations, blamed the country's toxic political environment.

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