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| Capitol briefly on lockdown after 'person with gun attempts to enter' | Capitol briefly on lockdown after 'person with gun attempts to enter' |
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| The US Capitol building was briefly put on lockdown amid intense "police activity." People were told to take shelter in their offices, ensuring that the doors were locked. Reports suggest an armed person attempted to enter the building. | The US Capitol building was briefly put on lockdown amid intense "police activity." People were told to take shelter in their offices, ensuring that the doors were locked. Reports suggest an armed person attempted to enter the building. |
| Law enforcement said they ordered the lockdown “because of police activity,” Reuters reports. | Law enforcement said they ordered the lockdown “because of police activity,” Reuters reports. |
| One Capitol Police officer told the news agency an “event” was under way and the authorities were looking for someone. | One Capitol Police officer told the news agency an “event” was under way and the authorities were looking for someone. |
| Police said no one would be allowed to leave or enter the building until the lockdown is lifted. | Police said no one would be allowed to leave or enter the building until the lockdown is lifted. |
| A congressional staffer was seen with a firearm in the building, according to the Hill publication. | A congressional staffer was seen with a firearm in the building, according to the Hill publication. |
| The lockdown was soon lifted by Capitol police with an "all clear" to reopen the building. No further details on reports regarding an intruder were given. | |
| The atmosphere is currently tense due to Thursday's shooting in Dallas, in which at least five police officers were killed when some four attackers, holed up in a downtown garage, used sniper rifles against police officers during a protest against fatal police shootings. Seven more officers as well as two civilians were injured in the shootings. Police believe the attack was coordinated. | |
| It's not the first alert in the US Capitol building. In March, the building was on lockdown following an incident in which a 66-year-old man pulled a gun on an officer outside. In April 2015, the entire area around the Capitol was secured and searched after a man landed a gyrocopter on the west lawn of the building. That same month the institution was locked down after a man with a suitcase shot himself dead on the front steps. |