Security threat near Capitol building causes evacuation of area
Police evacuated parts of DC near the Capitol building on Thursday after reports broke of a man in a "suspicious" vehicle posing a security threat, AP, AFP and US Capitol Police report. According to the AP, the yet-to-be-unidentified man was seen in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress and told police he "had a bomb." The Library, some congressional office buildings and the US Supreme Court were among the places evacuated — although members of Congress are currently on recess and not present in their offices.
Police evacuated parts of DC near the Capitol building on Thursday after reports broke of a man in a "suspicious" vehicle posing a security threat, AP, AFP and US Capitol Police report. According to the AP, the yet-to-be-unidentified man was seen in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress and told police he "had a bomb." The Library, some congressional office buildings and the US Supreme Court were among the places evacuated — although members of Congress are currently on recess and not present in their offices.