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Man arrested at US Capitol with torch, flare gun, Capitol police say
REuters ^
| 11/5/24
Posted on 11/05/2024 2:36:51 PM PST by EBH
WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man at the visitors center who smelled like fuel and was carrying a torch and a flare gun, police said in a statement.
The Capitol Visitor Center was closed while they investigated, U.S. Capitol Police said.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: 20241105; 2024election; capitol; congress; electionday; electiondayplot; elections; flaregun; gasoline; humantorch; immolation; manifesto; torch
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:36:51 PM PST
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EBH
To: EBH
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:38:59 PM PST
by
rfp1234
(E Porcibus Unum)
To: EBH
Maybe he was a boat repair man?
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:39:22 PM PST
by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: rfp1234
To: EBH
Wait, did this suspect also have an ice cream cone in his other hand?
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:39:44 PM PST
by
Frank Drebin
(And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
To: rfp1234
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:39:44 PM PST
by
bigbob
To: EBH
If he was running around in his underwear it was probably biden
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:42:48 PM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: V_TWIN
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:47:45 PM PST
by
WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
(there will come a day when FR rejects articles from the NYT, et al. as "Commie trash, no thank you")
To: EBH
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:50:21 PM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(.You will suffer from one: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret. )
To: monkeyshine
Friggen hysterical. Still LOLing.
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posted on
11/05/2024 2:59:32 PM PST
by
SpaceBar
To: Miami Rebel
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posted on
11/05/2024 3:00:49 PM PST
by
No name given
( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: EBH
“All this stuff? I’m doing an improvised version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Got any throw away paper handy?”
To: EBH
smelled like fuel and carrying things that would ignite him.
Smart guy,
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posted on
11/05/2024 3:02:07 PM PST
by
Beowulf9
To: bigbob; rfp1234; dfwgator
I knew that we will never forget
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posted on
11/05/2024 3:05:40 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Beowulf9
He might have on his way to a Richard Pryor Invitational 0.01K Fun Run.
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posted on
11/05/2024 3:13:17 PM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: EBH
Which of our esteemed is he dating?
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posted on
11/05/2024 3:22:17 PM PST
by
OpusatFR
To: EBH
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posted on
11/05/2024 3:59:23 PM PST
by
Kozak
(Слава Україні Герояам Слава. RuZZia is a terrorist state.)
To: EBH
Antifa and DU are coming out of hiding.
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posted on
11/05/2024 4:18:04 PM PST
by
Zathras
To: EBH
If this were England, they’d wonder why he was carrying a flashlight and another signaling device?
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posted on
11/05/2024 4:20:03 PM PST
by
Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: EBH
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