SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Latest on packages found outside the building that houses the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper (all times local):
10:10 a.m.
San Diego police say boxes left outside a downtown building that prompted its evacuation had nothing suspicious inside them.
The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper reports that police Lt. Kevin Wadhams says the packages contained one shoe, two children’s books, a football, one empty bag of chips and a hat.
The newspaper, an office of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris and many other tenants was evacuated Wednesday morning after a police lieutenant spotted the packages.
The packages in San Diego were found after authorities discovered bombs and suspicious packages targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama and CNN.
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9:50 a.m.
The communications director for U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has said that suspicious packages found outside the building that has a Harris office were not addressed to the Democratic senator or her office.
Lily Adams says San Diego police are investigating.
San Diego police Lt. Brent Williams says it’s unclear whether the package was addressed to anyone.
The building also houses the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper.
Newspaper staff were evacuated from the building and part of a street was shut down as authorities investigated.
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9:40 a.m.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has an office in the building that was evacuated in San Diego because five packages were reportedly found in front of the building.
The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper’s office is also in the building and the newspaper reported that other businesses that have offices there include law firms and technology companies.
Images showed a picture of what appeared to be five packages and San Diego police Lt. Brent Williams said authorities were investigating.
He said Wednesday that authorities do not know if the incident was connected to bombs and suspicious packages targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama and CNN.
Williams says explosives experts were evaluating to determine the contents of what was found outside the building.
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9:30 a.m.
The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper is reporting that its employees have evacuated their building after five packages were found at the front entrance of the building.
The newspaper reported that employees of other tenants in the building were also evacuated after a police lieutenant reported that the boxes were seen on or near a trash can.
The newspaper reported that immigration reporter Kate Morrisey saw officers putting tape around the boxes, went inside to work and was told five minutes later to evacuate.
She says the boxes were priority mail packages.
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9:15 a.m.
A street in downtown San Diego has been cordoned off for investigation of packages in front of a building that houses the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Police Officer Billy Hernandez tells the newspaper that a police lieutenant reported the boxes were atop a trash can about 8:15 a.m. Wednesday.
A hazardous materials team has been sent to investigate.
A section of 6th Avenue between A and B streets has been closed.
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Information from: The San Diego Union-Tribune, http://www.utsandiego.com
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