[EN VIDÉO] CNN headquarters in New York evacuated due to suspicious device

CNN’s headquarters in New York, located in the Time Warner building in the heart of Manhattan, were evacuated after reports of a suspicious package, the channel said on Wednesday.

The channel is often targeted by Donald Trump for his coverage according to him favorable to the Democrats and hostile to his presidency.

New York police sent a demining squad to the scene. She then said that she had found a metal pipe with electric wires, not to mention directly an explosive device.

This information comes just after US federal authorities said they had intercepted suspicious packages intended for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

Viewers of CNN, a channel specializing in non-stop news, witnessed live the interruption of a program hosted by journalists Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto, when the alarm bell sounded forcing the evacuation of the premises. .

The channel then switched its broadcast to its Washington office.

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