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| Clinton office hostage drama ends | |
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| Police have arrested a man suspected of taking hostages at Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, ending a lengthy siege. | |
| The man, who claimed he had a bomb strapped to his chest, had earlier entered the building, taken hostages and demanded to speak to Mrs Clinton. | |
| After releasing the last hostages, the man emerged holding his hands aloft and lay down, police said. | |
| Mrs Clinton was at a Virginia party event and had no part in the stand-off. | |
| Media reports said she cancelled a speech she was just about to make as news of the hostage crisis broke. | Media reports said she cancelled a speech she was just about to make as news of the hostage crisis broke. |
| 'Resources available' | 'Resources available' |
| Police had sent a tactical bomb unit and hostage negotiators to the scene. | |
| Hillary Clinton was not caught up in the hostage drama | |
| The man first released a mother and her baby and later freed two volunteers, according to police. | The man first released a mother and her baby and later freed two volunteers, according to police. |
| Law enforcement sources told the BBC that the suspect was well-known locally, and had a history of emotional issues. | |
| Reports say he was depressed and may have been drinking heavily prior to the siege. | Reports say he was depressed and may have been drinking heavily prior to the siege. |
| He had told his stepson to watch the news, according to sources. | He had told his stepson to watch the news, according to sources. |
| Local shopkeeper Lettie Tzizik told local television station WMUR TV: "A young woman... came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said: 'You need to call 911 - a man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape'." | Local shopkeeper Lettie Tzizik told local television station WMUR TV: "A young woman... came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said: 'You need to call 911 - a man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape'." |
| Easily accessible | Easily accessible |
| The offices of rival presidential candidates Barack Obama and John Edwards have also been evacuated, and most of the city centre has been locked down. | The offices of rival presidential candidates Barack Obama and John Edwards have also been evacuated, and most of the city centre has been locked down. |
| Mr Obama's office is on the same street as the Clinton campaign headquarters. | Mr Obama's office is on the same street as the Clinton campaign headquarters. |
| Correspondents say that primary campaign offices in US provincial towns are often staffed by small numbers of volunteers and are easily accessible to the public. | Correspondents say that primary campaign offices in US provincial towns are often staffed by small numbers of volunteers and are easily accessible to the public. |
| New Hampshire is due to hold the first primary of the 2008 presidential election campaign in January, and all of the candidates are currently concentrating much of their campaigning efforts in the state. | New Hampshire is due to hold the first primary of the 2008 presidential election campaign in January, and all of the candidates are currently concentrating much of their campaigning efforts in the state. |