[RippleFire]

http://www.nbc4.com/news/2023773/detail.html

Capitol Reopens After Short Incident
Suspicious Protester Wraps Himself In Duct Tape

POSTED: 2:29 p.m. EST March 6, 2003
UPDATED: 2:45 p.m. EST March 6, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Parts of the U.S. Capitol were closed off Thursday afternoon because of a suspicious protester.

News4 has learned a person wearing long white robes was in the area of the first floor of the Capitol and was holding some type of protest.

Witnesses said the man was wrapping himself in duct tape and talking about why the United States should not engage in a conflict with Iraq.

The middle portion of the Capitol was closed off on all floors, but the building was not evacuated.

The man was taken into custody and the building has since reopened. Investigators said the man had nothing dangerous.

[OldFriend]

Something about this endless winter brings out the kooks.

[mabelkitty]

Wearing long white robes and covering himselft with duct tape.

Oh, I get it. Seems to me it could have been an Islamic suicide bomber.

I bet D.C. knows more about the threats than they are telling us.

[JustPiper]

Thank you for finding this and if I did say the Capitol "Building" was closed down as someone suggested, I would have been erroneous.