An armed man claiming to have a bomb walked into a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, and could be holding as many as four staffers hostage, a federal official told FOX News.
The assailant said he wanted to speak with Senator Clinton, the official said.
Police have responded to a hostage situation at the office. Clinton is not in New Hampshire.
State and local officials are managing the situation, the official told FOX.
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WMUR.com reported: "A young woman with a 6-month or 8-month-old infant came rushing into [a nearby store] just in tears, and she said, 'You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape,'" witness Lettie Tzizik said.
A Clinton spokesman said no one has been hurt.
Clinton was scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Committee fall meeting later Friday in Northern Virginia.
FOX News' Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.
The assailant said he wanted to speak with Senator Clinton, the official said.
Police have responded to a hostage situation at the office. Clinton is not in New Hampshire.
State and local officials are managing the situation, the official told FOX.
This story is developing. Please refresh for updates.
WMUR.com reported: "A young woman with a 6-month or 8-month-old infant came rushing into [a nearby store] just in tears, and she said, 'You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape,'" witness Lettie Tzizik said.
A Clinton spokesman said no one has been hurt.
Clinton was scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Committee fall meeting later Friday in Northern Virginia.
FOX News' Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.
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