Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Man May Still Hold Clinton Staffer Hostage

Candidate is out of state; Obama, Edwards offices were evacuated

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 30, 2007 2:25 PM CST
Email

(Newser) – An armed man is believed to have one remaining hostage today at Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, NH, after releasing three people, including a child, WMUR reports. Said one freed hostage, “He opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape." Clinton was scheduled to attend a meeting in Virginia but canceled her appearance, CNN reports.

Neighboring businesses were evacuated, as were Barack Obama’s and John Edwards' Rochester offices. Sharpshooters positioned themselves on roofs, said eyewitnesses, and police communicated with the hostage-taker via megaphone. "We’ve had no security issues, and I’m not even sure this is a threat to her, to my knowledge," a campaign official told the New York Times.

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, talks to over 1,000 supporters at the Odell Weeks Community Center during a campaign stop Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, in Aiken, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, talks to over 1,000 supporters at the Odell Weeks Community Center during a campaign stop Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, in Aiken, S.C. (AP...   (Associated Press)
In this image taken from AP Television News, S.W.A.T. team members escort a hostage out of Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, N.H. Friday Nov. 30, 2007. A man claiming to have a bomb walked into a Clinton campaign and took at least two hostages,...
In this image taken from AP Television News, S.W.A.T. team members escort a hostage out of Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign office in Rochester, N.H. Friday Nov. 30, 2007. A man claiming to have a bomb...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at the Global Summit on AIDS & The Church at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks at the Global Summit on AIDS & The Church at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris...   (Associated Press)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.
US

 
Hillary Clinton • Rochester, NH • hostage

More Newser Stories

Hostage Taker in Custody

Clinton Hostage Suspect Very, Very, Very Sorry

Hostage Drama Suspect a Rapist

Hillary Hostage Suspect Claims Priest Abuse

Chinese VP Arrives in Washington
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne