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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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1 posted on 11/05/2024 2:36:51 PM PST by EBH
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To: EBH

Smoke on the Water.


2 posted on 11/05/2024 2:38:59 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: EBH

Maybe he was a boat repair man?


3 posted on 11/05/2024 2:39:22 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: rfp1234

A false flag, perhaps?


4 posted on 11/05/2024 2:39:26 PM PST by Miami Rebel (pro-)
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To: EBH

Wait, did this suspect also have an ice cream cone in his other hand?


5 posted on 11/05/2024 2:39:44 PM PST by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: rfp1234

Some stupid


6 posted on 11/05/2024 2:39:44 PM PST by bigbob
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To: EBH

If he was running around in his underwear it was probably biden


7 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!)
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To: V_TWIN

or Hunter


8 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")
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To: EBH

MAGA hat or Pink Hair?


9 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. )
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To: monkeyshine

Friggen hysterical. Still LOLing.


10 posted on 11/05/2024 2:59:32 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Miami Rebel

Obviously.


11 posted on 11/05/2024 3:00:49 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: EBH

“All this stuff? I’m doing an improvised version of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Got any throw away paper handy?”


12 posted on 11/05/2024 3:02:00 PM PST by lee martell
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To: EBH

smelled like fuel and carrying things that would ignite him.

Smart guy,


13 posted on 11/05/2024 3:02:07 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: bigbob; rfp1234; dfwgator

I knew that we will never forget


14 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 ......)
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To: Beowulf9

He might have on his way to a Richard Pryor Invitational 0.01K Fun Run.


15 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.)
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To: EBH

Which of our esteemed is he dating?


16 posted on 11/05/2024 3:22:17 PM PST by OpusatFR
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To: EBH

Reichstag Fire 2.0


17 posted on 11/05/2024 3:59:23 PM PST by Kozak (Слава Україні Герояам Слава. RuZZia is a terrorist state.)
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To: EBH

Antifa and DU are coming out of hiding.


18 posted on 11/05/2024 4:18:04 PM PST by Zathras
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If this were England, they’d wonder why he was carrying a flashlight and another signaling device?


19 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...)
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To: EBH

“Fox is told the suspect also wrote a 25-page manifesto and indicated that on Tuesday he intended to deliver it to Congress.”
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Big dreams for a little brain.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-arrest-man-us-capitol-smelling-fuel-manifesto-flare-gun-blow-torch


20 posted on 11/05/2024 4:29:00 PM PST by KittyKares
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