Suspicious package intercepted at Robert DeNiro's New York address
The New York Police Department has reportedly intercepted a suspicious package at the New York residence of Hollywood actor Robert DeNiro.
"We are responding to reports of a suspicious package in the vicinity of Greenwich and Franklin streets in Tribeca, Manhattan," the New York City Police Department informed on Twitter.
The NYPD has since removed the packed from Hollywood actor's premises. The NYPD said that it was immediately unclear if the suspicious package was linked to piped bombs mailed to several prominent leaders offices yesterday.
More details are awaited.
A series of pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has deepened political tensions and fears two weeks before national midterm elections.
The pipe bombs were packed with shards of glass and were intercepted. None of the seven bombs detonated, and nobody was hurt as authorities in New York, Washington, D.C., Florida and California seized the suspicious packages.
One of the explosives was sent to CNN, which prompted the evacuation of the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, where CNN has offices.
The targets of the bombs were some of the figures most frequently criticized by President Donald Trump, who still assails Clinton at rallies while supporters chant "lock her up." Trump also often singles out CNN as he rails against the "fake news" media.
Trump took a softer tone at a rally in Wisconsin on Wednesday, saying, "Let’s get along."
The latest to receive the suspicious package, DeNiro is a Hollywood actor famous for his iconic roles in The Godfather series and other Academy Award winning films like Ragging Bull. DeNiro is a vocal critic of President Trump and has been known to engage in war of words with him on public platforms.
