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Standoff as man in pickup near Capitol claims he has a bomb

by Michael BalsamoEric Tucker
| August 19, 2021 10:36 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man sitting in a black pickup truck parked on the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress told police he had a bomb Thursday, triggering a standoff in the heart of the nation’s capital.

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