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Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:56pm EST
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man with a shotgun was arrested a block from the U.S. Capitol on Friday but there were no shots fired or injuries, police said.

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"We have one guy in custody. Nobody injured," said Sgt. Kimberly Schneider, a spokeswoman for U.S. Capitol police.

Police with dogs cordoned off several blocks as a bomb squad inspected his pickup truck. Schneider told reporters there appeared to be "items of concern" inside the truck.

She said the firearm appeared to be a shotgun, but declined to say if any other weapons were found.

(Reporting Nancy Waitz and Richard Cowan, writing by Thomas Ferraro, editing by Lori Santos)
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