The Capitol Complex went into lockdown for a short period of time on Monday, after what authorities called an “external security threat.”
The U.S. Capitol Police urged people in the Capitol to stay inside and away from windows on Monday morning around 10:30 a.m., and the lockdown was lifted about an hour later. A fire in a homeless encampment that resulted from a propane tank explosion was behind the lockdown, according to Politico.
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