An armed man entered the Discovery Communications headquarters in Silver Spring with metallic canisters strapped to his body and has taken a “small number” of hostages, police say.
Montgomery County police chief Thomas Manger said the man entered the building at about 1 p.m. and displayed a handgun. Police said the metallic canisters strapped to his body could be explosives devices.
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