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Police open fire after female driver strikes patrol car near US Capitol

Reuters, Washington | By
Mar 29, 2017 10:17 PM IST

There were no injuries in the incident at the base of Capitol Hill, and the driver was arrested.

US Capitol police officers opened fire after a woman drove into a police cruiser near the Capitol and then tried to run over officers on Wednesday. A police spokeswoman said the incident did not appear related to terrorism.

US Capitol police block Independence Avenue near the Botanic Gardens in Washington on Wednesday.(AP Photo)
US Capitol police block Independence Avenue near the Botanic Gardens in Washington on Wednesday.(AP Photo)

There were no injuries in the incident at the base of Capitol Hill, and the driver has been arrested, Capitol police spokeswoman Eva Malecki said.

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“Although preliminary, this incident appears criminal in nature with no nexus to terrorism,” Malecki said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent agents to the scene, ABC News said.

Metropolitan police earlier said the suspect was a man.

The incident came a week after five people were killed and about 40 injured in London when a car plowed into pedestrians near Britain’s parliament and the suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a police officer.

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