The U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday said there is an “active bomb threat” near Capitol Hill, urging people to stay away. “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,” said the Capitol Police in a tweet on Thursday at around 10:30 a.m. ET. During a midday press conference, Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said officials are in communication with the driver of the truck. “The driver of the truck told the responding officer on the scene that he had a bomb. And what appeared, the officer said, appeared to be a detonator in the man’s hand,” Manger said. “We immediately evacuated the nearby buildings.” Initially, the agency said that it was responding to a “suspicious vehicle” near the Library of Congress in …
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