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U.S. Capitol building reopens after temporary lockdown

Xinhua, July 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

The U.S. Capitol building and the Visitor Center reopened Friday morning after a temporary lockdown due to a security alert.

The U.S. Capitol police gave "all clear" order to reopen the building after a search for a possibly armed female individual, according to media reports.

Earlier in the morning, Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki sent an alert notice to Congressional staff that the building and the Visitor Center were on lockdown "out of abundance of caution."

Occupants in the Capitol building were told to seek shelter and stay away from external doors or windows as police conducted a search for a person of interest who may have a gun.

No further details were given on the results of the search and the true reasons for the lockdown.

The incident came after a sniper killed five police officers and wounded seven others in Dallas, Texas Thursday night during a protest against the recent killing of two African-American men by the police in the states of Louisiana and Minnesota. Endi