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Capitol Bombs Hunt Could Take Weeks

Counter-terror veterans worry explosives could have been planted

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Elaine Shannon
Jan 09, 2021
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The U.S. Capitol is not safe.

It’s safer than it was Wednesday, when a mob stormed it shortly after 1 p.m. The Capitol complex was declared secured by the police by 5:40 p.m.

And it’s safer after U.S. Capitol Police discovered a red GMC Sierra 1500 pickup parked near the Capitol and, according to an affidavit filed by a U.S. Capitol policeman, contained a…

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