Suspicious pressure cooker destroyed near Capitol

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Law enforcement destroyed a pressure cooker smelling of gasoline discovered near the U.S. Capitol on Sunday evening and arrested the owner of the vehicle in which it was found.

The Capitol Police sent a bomb squad to investigate after noticing the parked, unoccupied vehicle on the National Mall around 5 p.m. Sunday, the Associated Press reported.

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