Seems like now would be a good time to reinstate the NSA's bulk data collection (for our own security) to find out who is at the center of this...
- *CAPITOL VISITORS CENTER HAS BEEN EVACUATED;CAPITOL NOT AFFECTED
- *CAPITOL POLICE DON'T IMMEDIATELY HAVE STATEMENT ON EVACUATION
“Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate the U.S. Capitol building,” a loudspeaker blared.
- *U.S. CONGRESS IN RECESS THIS WEEK AS CAPITOL EVACUATED
As AP reports, [5]
Police have evacuated the U.S. Capitol and the visitors' center.
Capitol police provided no explanation for the move, simply saying it was an emergency. In a message to congressional offices, police said, "an evacuation has been ordered for U.S. Capitol Visitor Center due to an audible alarm. Remain calm and move in a safe manner to the exits."
Hundreds of tourists were forced out of the building onto the East Lawn between the Capitol and the Library of Congress.
Fink Arthur, a 28-year-old tourist from Freiborg, Germany, said he was with a tour guide and initially was told it was probably just a test but then the guide led them out of the building.
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Capitol being evacuated after conflicting instructions pic.twitter.com/9R6ppC8Cch [6]
— Philip Brasher (@PhilipBrasher) May 26, 2015 [7]
There's a guy with a machine gun wearing a helmet outside the Capitol. It's a really nice day though. #evacuated [8] pic.twitter.com/CMDWW2V1yN [9]
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) May 26, 2015 [10]
