Since I'm in DC, the office was all a buzz about it this morning.
Apparently, someone was taken into custody with a back pack full of explosives.
U.S. Park Police took a man into custody overnight in Arlington National Cemetery in connection with the incident, according to NBC Washington. The man was inside the park when it was closed and was reportedly uncooperative with authorities.
The Washington Post has a bit more detail:
Roads around the Pentagon were shut down this morning after authorities took a “suspicious man” into custody overnight in Arlington Cemetery, said Sgt. David Schlosser, a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police.
The man was found in the cemetery after it closed and Schlosser said authorities decided it was “important” to locate his vehicle following an interview with him. Arlington County police found the car off of Washington Boulevard near the Pentagon early this morning, Schlosser said.
NBC News reported earlier a suspicious device had been found in the car, but Schlosser would not confirm that an explosive or other type of device had been found. An Arlington County bomb disposal unit is currently looking at the car, Schlosser said.
I'll update if I learn more.
UPDATE 1:
NY Mag has more:
"police found a suspicious person near Arlington National Cemetery and the person led them" to the suspicious vehicle, according to the AP. One person — this suspicious cemetery person presumably? — was apprehended
I kind of like how they are pointing out that it's really unclear if the person at Arlington was the one in custody and lead police to the "bomb" or "suspicious" package or perhaps it was someone else lead the police to the vehicle with the suspicious backpack.
Metro is still running, but as of 9:25, Dr. Gridlock reports:
Things remain the same near the Pentagon right now. Roads remain closed in the surrounding vicinity, and the congestion on I-395 North remains the same.
If you need an alternate route and I-66 East works for you, I’d recommend heading that way. Traffic is relatively light heading by Rosslyn and to the Teddy Roosevelt Bridge.
DCist also has some good coverage on it with lots of linky goodness.