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USA news live: US Police probing report of explosive near Capitol Hill
Police were investigating a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill and have evacuated the area around the building. Stay here for real-time updates on news from across the US that you can't miss:Read Less
The incident came months after a pipe bomb was left at the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee in Washington
The area was blocked off by police cars and barricades
The law enforcement officials said investigators on the scene were working to determine whether the device was an operable explosive and whether the man in the truck was holding a detonator
Police have also evacuated congressional staff offices nearby
Responding to a suspicious vehicle near the Library of Congress
US Capitol Police
Police were investigating a report of a possible explosive device in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill
Police probing report of explosive in truck near Capitol
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