Police Investigate A Bomb Threat Near U.S. Capitol
A police vehicle moves into an area near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
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A police vehicle moves into an area near the U.S. Capitol and a Library of Congress building in Washington on Aug. 19, 2021, as law enforcement officials investigate a report of a pickup truck containing an explosive device.
Patrick Semansky/AP
U.S. Capitol Police say they are conducting an active bomb threat investigation near the Library of Congress, across from the U.S. Capitol.
This is an ongoing investigation.
We are monitoring this situation closely and will update this account as we get information we can release.
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) August 19, 2021
In a tweet, the police says the threat is related to a suspicious vehicle. Several streets in the area have been closed. The FBI says its Washington field office is responding along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Library of Congress has evacuated the historic Jefferson Building. Washington’s transit agency says subway trains are bypassing the nearby Capitol South station.
Neither the House nor the Senate is in session, and most lawmakers are not in their offices.
This is a developing story.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2021/08/19/1029275390/bomb-threat-near-capitol-library-of-congress
