RNC D.C. Headquarters Locked Down After Receiving Vials Of Blood – One America News Network

May 22, 2024 Abril Elfi US 0

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US Representative Greg Walden (L) of Oregon, Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), Luis Fortuno (2nd L), former Governor of Puerto Rico, Reince Priebus (2nd R), chairman of the Republican National Committee, and US Senator Jerry Moran (R) of Kansas, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), hold a press conference at RNC Headquarters in Washington, DC, November 5, 2014. Republicans captured a majority in the US Senate on Tuesday in a sweeping midterm election victory that delivered a rebuke to President Barack Obama's Democrats. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) — The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), hold a press conference at RNC Headquarters in Washington, DC, November 5, 2014. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s Abril Elfi
2:14 PM – Wednesday, May 22, 2024

The Republican National Committee’s headquarters in Washington D.C. was placed under lockdown after it received vials of blood.

On Wednesday morning, eyewitnesses reported several hazmat trucks outside the building near the Capitol at around 8 a.m.

According to reports, the substance was cleared, but the area around the building remained cordoned off, resulting in road closures on nearby streets.

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The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. is on lockdown after a suspicious white substance was found outside the building.

Hazmat teams are on site.

This is a developing story.#RNC #Washington #Hazmat pic.twitter.com/GIIoKeqJ1Q

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The Capitol South Metro Station was also affected, according to metro transit police.

Shortly after 9:00 a.m. local time, the all-clear was issued. A suspicious package containing two blood vials, a Korean Bible, and two ice packs was found, according to a police source that CNN quoted.

The building was scheduled to host a House Republicans meeting when the lockdown notice was issued. It is not clear if Congress members were present when the incident was reported.

It is not clear who was being held by the police in relation to the incident.

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