View Full Version : Hostage Situation at Clinton 2008 Campaign Office
LittleMsSunshine 11-30-2007, 02:20 PM :wow
(CNN) -- Police are at a Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in New Hampshire to address what CNN affiliates are reporting as a hostage situation.
The affiliates said the incident began about 1 p.m. at the headquarters in Rochester.
WCVB-TV in Boston said it is unclear how many people were being held.
WMUR in New Hampshire said the hostage-taker was an armed man.
The WMUR Web site said a witness, Lettie Tzizik, told the station she spoke to a woman shortly after she was released from the office by the hostage-taker.
"A young woman with a 6-month or 8-month-old infant came rushing into the 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,'" the Web site reported.
Clinton was in the Washington area at the time of the incident.
Details are still coming in.
Pebbles 11-30-2007, 02:21 PM Wow!
Brandi 11-30-2007, 02:24 PM HOLY CRAP. Must turn news on.
Brandi 11-30-2007, 02:25 PM 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.
Clinton is not in New Hampshire.
This story is developing. Please refresh for updates.
Police have responded, and State and local officials are managing the situation, the official told FOX.
A bomb squad unit also is on the way, said Maj. Michael Handbrook of New Hampshire State Police, according to The Associated Press. Sharpshooters have been positioned near the building, and negotiators are also being sent, FOX News has learned.
Other nearby presidential campaign offices including those for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and John Edwards, have been evacuated, as well as other nearby businesses, according to news reports.
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, but the campaign is still gathering information.
Clinton has cancelled her speech that was scheduled for Friday afternoon at the Democratic National Committee fall meeting later Friday in Northern Virginia, party chair Howard Dean announced Friday afternoon.
FOX News' Catherine Herridge contributed to this report.
this is just crazy. People make me sick
MontanaSweetie 11-30-2007, 02:27 PM :wow
Looks like I need to go watch the news!
MIKOSWIFEY 11-30-2007, 02:28 PM omigod
LaneyBug 11-30-2007, 02:30 PM I was afraid something like this might happen. People are unhinged.
Taressa 11-30-2007, 02:31 PM that is some scary shit. people are just crazy now days i hope that whoever it is doing it comes out unharmed and no one is hurt and that person gets the help they need.
Wicked 11-30-2007, 02:33 PM Scary! I wanna know who this guy is!
tna111905 11-30-2007, 03:29 PM oh wow oh my god....... that is out of control
Loretta 11-30-2007, 05:36 PM Eta
Nevermind, apparently they haven't got them out yet. :sadeyes
*Crystal* 11-30-2007, 05:40 PM :shock
Devinn 11-30-2007, 05:43 PM :thinking
she's not even in office and people are already trying to assassinate her.
Oh my gosh :( Are they still not out?
Nikki_D 11-30-2007, 05:46 PM latest update I could find. About 40minutes ago 3 hostages released.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_us/clinton_office_hostages
Wicked 11-30-2007, 05:50 PM :thinking
she's not even in office and people are already trying to assassinate her.
:rofl I KNEW someone was going to get that jab in...
I was just watching MCNBC and they are reporting the hostage takers name is Leeland Eisenberg. Then I turned it to Fox News and they reported the hostage takers name as Troy Stanley.
Uh, GO MEDIA!
mrskmw 11-30-2007, 05:54 PM :rofl I KNEW someone was going to get that jab in...
I was just watching MCNBC and they are reporting the hostage takers name is Leeland Eisenberg. Then I turned it to Fox News and they reported the hostage takers name as Troy Stanley.
Uh, GO MEDIA!
They are great aren't they lol
kiwijus 11-30-2007, 05:55 PM wow, freaky.
Politics make ppl go :screwy No wonder!!
Caimbrie 11-30-2007, 06:02 PM It's been live on TV here ALL AFTERNOON.
Wicked 11-30-2007, 06:19 PM Now Fox News is reporting BOTH names. :rofl They are saying that Leeland Eisenberg has aliases.
I really wish they wouldn't report things until they know them. :rolleyes
I'm glad everyone is out safely.
SchlegelsBaby 11-30-2007, 08:42 PM :wowsers That's insane.
Rainbow Brite 11-30-2007, 08:44 PM I was watching on the news when i was on my lunch... scary stuff!
Navgirl 11-30-2007, 09:20 PM The family of this guy say he has had mental issues so... yeah, he's a little cookoo.
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