The US Capitol Building has been placed under a security lockdown after a man crashed his car through a security barrier. The man has been taken into custody. Authorities are examining the car.
Construction workers said the man had driven through a barricade at the Capitol, where a major visitors' center is under construction.
Police put the Capitol complex under a lockdown as the investigation of the incident progressed. The incident happened shortly before 8 a.m., witnesses said.
Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, spokesman for the Capitol Police, said police were examining the man's vehicle.
UPDATE: The man was armed and did actually get into the building, across the rotunda and down into the basement.
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