Facebook’s policy communications director Andy Stone said the profile in question had been removed and the incident was being investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it remained unclear whether the bomb threat was genuine, the Library of Congress’s main buildings were evacuated, as was the nearby US Supreme Court and at least one of the three House office buildings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Republican National Committee headquarters was also reportedly evacuated and the Washington Metro’s Capitol South subway station closed as a precaution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A White House official said Biden was briefed on the standoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– ‘Threat to every community’ –<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Both the Senate and House of Representatives are currently on recess, but some lawmakers have remained in Washington and staffers are working in the complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

House Democrat Bill Pascrell offered fierce condemnation of the suspect during the standoff, in comments that echoed the trauma of the insurrection which rocked the Capitol in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A right-wing extremist is now threatening to detonate a bomb at the US Capitol,” he tweeted. “Right wing domestic terrorism is a threat to every community in the United States.”

In April, a man rammed a car into Capitol barriers, killing one officer before the attacker was shot and killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The January uprising prompted authorities to erect tall metal fencing and razor wire around the Capitol complex, which only came down in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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