According to U.S. Newsmax news network, the residence of U.S. Secretary of Health and Public Services Robert Kennedy in Washington, D.C. was threatened with a bomb on 19 local time, relevant agencies are dealing with the matter.

It is unclear who sent the threat and whether the information was credible, officials said, however, that no explosive device has been found.

At the time of the announcement, Kennedy himself had not responded to the information.