Hillary's Aides Taken Hostage in New Hampshire [Updated]
by D. Cupples | Update from MSNBC: "Shortly after releasing the last hostages, Leeland Eisenberg walked out of the storefront office, held out his hands and lay on the ground."
A man who wanted to speak with Sen. Hillary Clinton (D) walked into her campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire -- claiming to have a bomb duct taped to himself -- and took two (maybe three) of Clinton's campaign volunteers as hostages (MSNBC). Surely, there are better ways to secure alone-time with a presidential candidate.
Witnesses said the man was 40-ish and had "salt and pepper" hair. Wonkette reported:
"A female hostage has been released to the tactical response unit. The unit was also given a note from the suspect. It is now believed that there are still two hostages left inside the building. There have been other reports that all candidates’ campaign offices are essentially under lockdown. Meanwhile, Clinton, who was in Washington today delivering a speech at the DNC Fall Meeting, has canceled her schedule for the rest of the day."
Barack Obama's and John Edwards' campaign offices, which are near Clinton's, have also been evacuated.
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