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US Capitol to order 'shelter-in-place' following Navy Yard shooting

An order that all workers at the US Capitol stay indoors will be issued soon by congressional security officials, according to a Capitol Hill source.

Updated on: Sep 17, 2013, 02:46:57 IST
Reuters | By , Washington
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An order that all workers at the US Capitol stay indoors will be issued soon by congressional security officials, according to a Capitol Hill source.

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The order, coming hours after a shooting at the nearby Navy Yard, will inform employees that nobody can enter or leave the Capitol complex, according to the source who asked not to be identified.

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