ARLINGTON, Va. -- Authorities found al Qaeda-related statements, a backpack containing ammonium nitrate, and spent 9mm shells Friday after stopping a suspicious vehicle close to the Pentagon and arresting a man.Pentagon Police arrested one person Friday and closed several roads around the US Department of Defense headquarters after officers stopped a suspicious vehicle and discovered a backpack believed to contain ammonium nitrate.The vehicle was stopped about 6:00am local time Friday. Police were searching for one, or possibly two, other people who fled the vehicle when it was stopped by police.
A source told FOX News Channel that the backpack was found outside of the vehicle, and that the arrested man was a naturalized US citizen who came to the US from Ethiopia.
The car -- which remained parked in bushes off Washington Boulevard -- was cleared by authorities, however the backpack, believed to contain ammonium nitrate, was not.
A Pentagon Police spokesman said that an explosives team was called in to investigate the vehicle. The FBI was also involved in the investigation.
On Monday, a highway ramp near the Pentagon was closed while police investigated reports of a suspicious package in a car. No explosive device was found on that occasion.
Friday's road closures caused major traffic congestion on roads around the Pentagon.(source:the new york post)
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Law enforcement work near the Pentagon after a suspicious vehicle forced multiple road closures Friday.
The car -- which remained parked in bushes off Washington Boulevard -- was cleared by authorities, however the backpack, believed to contain ammonium nitrate, was not.
A Pentagon Police spokesman said that an explosives team was called in to investigate the vehicle. The FBI was also involved in the investigation.
On Monday, a highway ramp near the Pentagon was closed while police investigated reports of a suspicious package in a car. No explosive device was found on that occasion.
Friday's road closures caused major traffic congestion on roads around the Pentagon.(source:the new york post)
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