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Robert Tait

Republican National Committee HQ locked down as vials of blood received

The Republican National Committee logo
The Republican National Committee logo in 2016. Photograph: Rainier Ehrhardt/AP

The headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington DC was placed under lockdown on Wednesday morning reportedly after vials of blood were sent to the building.

Eyewitnesses reported several hazmat trucks – equipped to deal with hazardous materials – outside the building, which is near the US Capitol, around 8am.

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