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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023
Police surround man with possible explosives near US Capitol

USA

Reuters
19 August, 2021, 09:50 pm
Last modified: 19 August, 2021, 10:00 pm

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Police surround man with possible explosives near US Capitol

"This is an active bomb threat investigation," the US Capitol Police said on Twitter

Reuters
19 August, 2021, 09:50 pm
Last modified: 19 August, 2021, 10:00 pm
Vehicles are parked outside the US Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Vehicles are parked outside the US Capitol building the morning the Senate returned to session in Washington, DC, US, July 31, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Law enforcement officials surrounded a man with possible explosives sitting in a vehicle near the US Capitol on Thursday, as nearby buildings were evacuated and emergency vehicles rushed to the scene about a mile from the White House.

"This is an active bomb threat investigation," the US Capitol Police said on Twitter.

MEDIA ALERT: This is an active bomb threat investigation. The staging area for journalists covering this situation is at Constitution and First Street, NW for your safety.

Please continue to avoid the area around the Library of Congress. pic.twitter.com/jTNVaBmVwR— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) August 19, 2021

The man was in a vehicle outside the Library of Congress, across the street from the Capitol, a US law enforcement source said.

The law enforcement source said the presence of explosives had not been confirmed.

But people in Congress were notified that the vehicle's occupant had said that he possessed a bomb and that authorities were crafting their responses with that threat in mind, an official told Reuters.

Several nearby buildings were evacuated, including the US Supreme Court. People in the Madison office building were told to bar themselves in their offices. A nearby subway station was closed.

Police blocked off roads surrounding the Capitol complex as fire and rescue trucks headed to the area. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was sending a bomb technician to support police. The Federal Bureau of Investigation also responded.

The ordinarily crowded Capitol Hill area was relatively deserted, with the US House of Representatives and Senate out of session.

"The USCP is responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress," the Capitol Police wrote on Twitter. "Please stay away from this area."

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