FNC is speaking to a young man who says he knows the son of the hostage taker. The suspect’s name is apparently “Troy Stanley”. Stanley’s son has apparently told police the “explosive” was actually highway flares.
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The man has a history of mental illness.
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Fox News’ Carl Cameron says he’s hearing reports that both hostages have been released. CNN:
Two people held hostage at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, have been freed, CNN affiliate WMUR said Friday.
Neither hostage was harmed, another affiliate, WCVB, reported on its Web site.
Indeed, WCVB:
The two campaign workers were released unharmed at about 3 p.m., according to a police officer. The hostage-taker remained inside the building. The man is a well-known local man with history of emotional issues, according to ABC News, who reported that the man told his son to watch the news.
So, basically, both hostages are believed to be released.
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UPDATE: WMUR says two hostages have been released, having been told so by Rochester police. Not clear if that means all are out, or if that’s two total. Very few details on that. No word on the hostage taker.
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UPDATE: Carl Cameron says S.W.A.T. had moved to directly in front of the headquarters building, talking through loud speakers.
It appears one woman may have been released.
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UPDATE: State bomb squad is on the scene. Live video from Fox News shows S.W.A.T. vehicles in the road, with officers traveling alongside them with shields and (apparently) guns drawn. They appear to be moving backwards down the road, however.
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Several sources report he wants to speak to Clinton.
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Edwards office in Rochester evacuated, too.
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MAJOR UPDATE: 2 campaign staffers are now reported to have been taken hostage. NBC6 reports:
Police said a man in his 40s, with salt-and-pepper hair, is in the building and has what appears to be an explosive device strapped to his body, TV station WMUR reported.
Witness Lettie Tzizik told the station that she spoke to a woman shortly after she was released from the office by the alleged hostage-taker.”A young woman with a 6-month or 8-mont-old infant came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said, ‘You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape.”
Traffic has been rerouted and local schools have been locked down. Obama’s Manchester office has been evacuated for precaution, with Republicans emailing Fox expressing concern.
Fox News’ Carl Cameron is broadcasting live from his news truck on the way to the scene.
Sharpshooters have been placed on the roof of nearby buildings.
CNN reports Clinton has canceled a scheduled speech.
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WMUR & MSNBC now report that the man claims to have a bomb.
“A young woman with a 6-month or 8-mont-old infant came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said, ‘You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape.”
A Clinton spokesman tells Fox that no one has been hurt yet.
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MSNBC is reporting, according to a poster over at Daily Kos, that it’s possibly a bomb threat. Indeed, WHDH reports that Downtown Rochester has been evacuated due to a bomb threat.
An armed man has taken people hostage at the Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, police said.
It was not clear how many hostages there were or what weapons the man has. Police have set up a command post near the office on 28 North Main St.
Praying everyone gets out of there safely.
The incident happened at about 1 p.m. Friday at 28 North Main St. in Rochester. Officials said that a man is holding people hostage at the office, but it is unclear how many people are being held.
The St. Elizabeth Seaton School and other surrounding buildings have been locked down.
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