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Police probing report of explosive in truck near Capitol

by Michael BalsamoEric Tucker
| August 19, 2021 8:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man sitting in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress told police on Thursday that he had a bomb, prompting a massive law enforcement response to determine whether it was an operable explosive device, people briefed on the matter said.

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