Man's Threats Cause Evacuation Near White House

[seriousstan]

The area around 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue is being evacuated because of a man who has made a threat.

Police said the man is in a red van. News4 reported the van was pulled over for a routine traffic stop. Police then decided the man was a security threat, according to News4.

Police and the FBI are talking to him.

Lafayette Park was evacuated. The Secret Service, D.C. police, the bomb squad and the U.S. Park Police are on the scene.

http://www.nbc4.com/news/4105032/detail.html

[RobertSeattle]

1. Must be making the DC rush hour a joy....

Now George W. Bush has threatened many people from the White House, shouldn't we...

[Eurobabe]

2. But I thought the Prez had a MANDATE?

Someone against him, how could this be??

[mourningdove92]

3. Sounds like a crock to me.

OH NO...Terror, Threats....look here, not there!

[fob]

4. What. Is there some sort of testimony or something that needs whited-out

on the local news tonight or something? Couldn't very well issue a blatant terra-lert during CONdi's hearing, huh.

A guy in a red van during a traffic stop with a verbal(?) threat. What the fuck is this a game of Clue?

[diamond14]

5. WP: Man threatens to set fire to a vehicle near White House....

Washington Post....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/

Breaking News
Halted Van Snarls Traffic

Man threatens to set fire to vehicle near White House, halting traffic.

– Staff Reports

[nickgutierrez]

6. Condi's testimony must have struck a nerve. n/t

[LiberalEsto]

7. THE LATEST

The local news says the guy has 15 gallons of gas and is in a standoff with police.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. Sounds like Al Quider to me...

http://www.knology.net/~rareandfirsts/alkider.wav

[SlavesandBulldozers]

12. bahahhahah

nice.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

13. Why, thank you, Sir or Ma'am.

[traco]

9. He lost custody of his kids and says he will blow up the van

if he doesn't get them back.

[Der Blaue Engel]

14. I'm sure that will work well for him

:eyes:

[CHIMO]

15. Seems

Terrifying to me.

[Der Blaue Engel]

16. As well as psychotic and unstable n/t

[Massachusetts]

10. Is this the same guy that attempted to set himself on fire,

a few months ago.

FEAR controls, the Gestapo will be in full gear.

[slackmaster]

11. Many peoples' rectums were evacuated

No doubt.