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Capitol Police Arrest Man Threatening To Blow Up U.S. Capitol After Hours-Long Standoff

Emily Zanotti
Capitol Police Arrest Man Threatening To Blow Up U.S. Capitol After Hours-Long Standoff
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The United States Capitol Police announced Thursday afternoon that they arrested a man who claimed to be driving an explosive-laden truck after an hours-long standoff on the Capitol grounds, near the Library of Congress.

The man, whose name has been withheld pursuant to longstanding Daily Wire policy, was safely taken into custody Thursday afternoon around 2:15 p.m. after a standoff with Capitol police and other federal law enforcement officials. The man reportedly was broadcasting his bomb threats over Facebook, according to Fox News.

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