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Police arrest hostage-taker after N.H. standoff

ROCHESTER, New Hampshire
Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:27pm EST
Police snipers prepare to take up positions near the Hillary Clinton local presidential campaign headquarters during a hostage situation at the building in Rochester, New Hampshire, November 30, 2007. A man claiming to have a bomb strapped to his chest seized several hostages at the New Hampshire campaign office for Democratic presidential contender Clinton before releasing at least two during a continuing standoff with police. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

ROCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Police arrested a man who seized several hostages at Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire campaign office on Friday after a tense standoff, live television showed.

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Clinton, a New York senator and former first lady, was not in New Hampshire and canceled a speaking date in Virginia immediately after news of the incident broke.

The hostages were released unharmed.
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