US Capitol Police negotiating with man who claimed to have bomb

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - US Capitol Police said Thursday they are negotiating with a man who claimed to have a bomb in a black pickup truck parked in front of the Library of Congress.

The driver told an officer who responded to the scene that "he had a bomb and what the officer said appeared to be a detonator in the man's hand," Police Chief J. Thomas Manger told reporters.

Nearby buildings have been evacuated. The man has not been identified.

The incident began around 9.15 a.m. local time when the individual drove the vehicle onto the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress, according to police.

Manger said police negotiators "are hard at work trying to have a peaceful resolution to this incident."

The House of Representatives and the Senate are currently on recess but some staffers were working in the area.

Facebook deactivated a livestream that appeared to have been from the man inside the truck, and removed his profile from the platform, according to a spokesman.

Andy Stone from the social media company said it is "continuing to investigate."