The Pennsylvania State Capitol was evacuated on Saturday after state lawmakers received emails from someone claiming to have placed explosives inside the Capitol and had a knife.
House Democrats A spokesperson confirmed this to ABC27 News. Everyone in the building was instructed to evacuate immediately.
The media outlet reported that Capitol Police began searching the Pennsylvania compound using police dogs, but no explosives were found during the search.
The email, titled “My Manifesto,” was sent to state lawmakers at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, and claimed the sender had placed “highly lethal lead azide devices” around the building “in the name of Palestine.”
State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (Democrat) Posts Taking to social media platform X, he thanked law enforcement for their “courage and professionalism.”
in Another post, Bizzaro said he was “sickened by the stupidity and erratic behaviour” and hoped police “find this threat.”
According to his post, the email to lawmakers said the individual planned to detonate new explosives “every few hours until Joe Biden goes on national television and publicly denounces the illegitimate state of Israel.”
In a statement to ABC27 News, Capitol Police said they are working with the FBI to conduct a comprehensive search and investigation.
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden Departing Washington SundaI wake up in the morning and head to Pennsylvania to campaign.
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