Police stop man with machete from entering Capitol

Authorities stopped a man with a machete from entering the Capitol, the U.S. Capitol Police said Wednesday.

In a thread on the social platform X Wednesday afternoon, Capitol Police said a man attempted to enter the Capitol Visitor Center with a machete, with officers having “stopped and arrested” him around 2:00 p.m. EST. The man’s bag was discovered to have a machete in it by officers amid a security screening, Capitol Police added, and the man was arrested.

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