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Clinton Staffers Held Hostage, Two Relesased
#7699074 - 11/30/07 01:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/30/clinton.office/index.html
(CNN) -- Two people held hostage at Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, have been freed, CNN affiliate WMUR said Friday. art.hostagerelease.wmur.jpg
A woman is escorted away from the Clinton office after being released. Click to view previous image 1 of 2 Click to view next image
Neither hostage was harmed, another affiliate, WCVB, reported on its Web site.
CNN has confirmed that at least one hostage has walked free, about two hours after the situation began.
A man walked into the office at about 1 p.m., Maj. Michael Hambrook of the New Hampshire State Police told CNN affiliate WMUR-TV. Video Watch police take up positions »
Hambrook and Clinton campaign officials said two people were believed to be inside at the time.
Shortly before 2 p.m., police officers were gathered across the street from the office, some kneeling behind police cruisers with guns drawn. See the location of the office »
Witnesses described the man as in his 40s with salt-and-pepper hair, WMUR reported. It is believed he was still inside the Clinton office at 3:20 p.m.
Other people were caught up at the start of the hostage situation.
A woman with a baby was released by the hostage-taker early on, she told a witness, Lettie Tzizik, who spoke to WMUR. Don't Miss
* WMUR: Man takes hostages at Clinton office * WCVB: Man claims to have bomb
"A young woman with a 6-month or 8-month-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,'" the Web site reported.
Bill Shaheen, chairman of Clinton's New Hampshire campaign, told WMUR that the people being held were volunteers.
"Hopefully, they're going to negotiate this so no one gets hurt," Shaheen said.
Clinton, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is in the Washington area.
She was scheduled to speak at 3 p.m. at a Democratic National Committee event, but canceled the talk because of the situation, DNC Chairman Howard Dean said. Video Watch Dean break the news »
"Unfortunately as some of you know, there is a hostage situation in New Hampshire involving a Clinton campaign staff person," Dean told those who had gathered for the event.
"The details are sketchy at this time, but understandably Senator Clinton is now dealing with this very difficult problem and she is not going to be able to join us today. And we will keep them in our prayers and hope for a resolution to this situation in New Hampshire." advertisement
Buildings close to the storefront campaign office on Main Street were evacuated, including local campaign centers for Clinton's Democratic presidential rivals, Sen. Barack Obama and former senator John Edwards.
Cassandra Hamilton, who works in an office adjacent to the Clinton office, told WMUR: "I walked out and I immediately started running, and I saw that the road was blocked off. They told me run and keep going."
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Re: Clinton Staffers Held Hostage, Two Relesased [Re: johnm214]
#7699428 - 11/30/07 02:54 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I wonder how long before they blame this on Ron Paul supporters...
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Re: Clinton Staffers Held Hostage, Two Relesased [Re: Seuss]
#7700863 - 11/30/07 09:16 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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The news just said he had road flares strapped to himself, and a phoney detonation device.
The also said that the man has a history of mental illness and that he was saying things about how the government is in his head, or something similar. There will probably be a more detailed write up tomorrow.
edit: and H Clinton got some airtime
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Edited by elbisivni (11/30/07 09:18 PM)
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Re: Clinton Staffers Held Hostage, Two Relesased [Re: elbisivni]
#7701310 - 11/30/07 11:15 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Thankfully no one was hurt.
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Re: Clinton Staffers Held Hostage, Two Relesased [Re: minesstudent]
#7701377 - 11/30/07 11:41 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Ahhhhh!
It was a Clinton masterminded scheme!
Damn Clintons.
If Hillary gets in, Bill and Hillary will be the first presidents to have made woopy.
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Re: Clinton Staffers Held Hostage, Two Relesased [Re: minesstudent]
#7701378 - 11/30/07 11:41 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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she is trying to bee the queen. queen in the united states. im stoked. this is.. GD
that was weak ninja style, repetition of sound "uh" "uh"
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Re: Clinton Staffers Held Hostage, Two Relesased [Re: machination]
#7701943 - 12/01/07 07:22 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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And they say Ron Paul supporters are terrorists.
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