Two Suspicious Packages Lead to High Alert on Capitol Hill for Second Consecutive Day

After a shooting on March 28, the U.S. Capitol building was put on high alert again.
Two Suspicious Packages Lead to High Alert on Capitol Hill for Second Consecutive Day
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3/29/2016
Updated:
3/29/2016

Roughly five minutes later, another email was sent out with an update:

“The U.S. Capitol Police have cleared the incident on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol building near the Capitol Visitor Center steps.

“All test results were negative. The area has reopened.”