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Explosive device found at NY home of billionaire Soros

An explosive device was left in the mailbox at billionaire investor George Soros' New York home. [File, AFP]

The FBI on Tuesday was investigating an explosive device found in the mailbox at the New York home of US billionaire and liberal donor George Soros, a target of right-wing groups, officials confirmed.

An employee of the residence in Bedford, north of Manhattan, found the suspicious package in the mailbox on Monday afternoon, opened it and found what appeared to be an explosive device, Bedford police said.

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