A downtown San Diego building that houses the San Diego Union-Tribune and other businesses was evacuated Wednesday morning after a stack of suspicious looking packages was spotted near the front doors, San Diego police said.

The discovery comes the same day the Secret Service intercepted a series of suspicious packages containing potential explosives that were sent to Hillary Clinton and President Obama. CNN also reported a suspicious package was sent to its building in Manhattan.

A police lieutenant reported the boxes, which were situated on top of a trash can in front of 600 B Street about 8:15 a.m., San Diego police Officer Billy Hernandez said. It’s unclear if the lieutenant saw the stack himself, or was flagged down by someone in the area.

The building houses law firms, co-working, media and technology companies. Sen. Kamala Harris and the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department also have offices at the address.

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