Hostages taken at Clinton HQ

An armed man has reportedly taken two people captive at one of Hillary Clinton's offices in New Hampshire:

Police were responding Friday to a hostage situation at the presidential campaign office of Sen. Hillary Clinton in Rochester, N.H.

Maj. Michael Hambrook of the New Hampshire State Police told WMUR-TV in Boston that an armed man believed to be carrying a bomb walked into the office about 1 p.m. Hambrook said two people were believed to be inside.

Clinton is in the Washington area.

Sadly, in the comment section at this CNN story, the trolls are already crawling out from under their rocks. ("This woman will bring chaos in this country as you can see it has just started. Can not stand her!" "Typical right-wing antics.") Here's hoping everyone comes out of this okay.

Damian P.

Update: two hostages have been released; no word on whether anyone else is still inside. The hostage-taker is said to have "a history of mental illness," which leads me to believe his motive isn't necessary political.

Posted by damian at November 30, 2007 03:24 PM