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Police in Command of Hostage Situation at Clinton Office

A man who claimed he had a bomb strapped to his body walked into a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, N.H., initially taking four hostages, law enforcement sources said.

Two of the four hostages — an adult and a child — subsequently were released, the sources said. It was unclear whether additional hostages were released.

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Two Clinton Campaign Hostages Released

Two hostages have been released from the Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, police said, but it was unclear if there were any more inside.

An armed man took hostages at the office on 28 North Main St. Friday afternoon, and officials with the campaign said that there were two workers taken hostage in the office, but police have not confirmed that those were the only two hostages in the building.

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Live Coverage: Hostage Situation At Clinton Campaign Office in Rochester N.H.

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News outlet are reporting a "hostage situation" at HillaryClinton's office in Rochester, in a working-class area of New Hampshire, near the coast. None of the presidential candidates is in New Hampshire today. Here's the early report from a Boston TV station:

BOSTON — Police are responding to a hostage situation at a Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office in New Hampshire.

The incident happened at about 1 p.m. Friday at 28 North Main St. in Rochester, police said.

It was unclear how many people were being held at the facility. Clinton, who is not in New Hampshire, is attending a National Democratic Committee meeting in Virginia.

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Man Takes Hostages in NH Clinton Office

Obama & Edwards campaign offices in N.H. are being evacuated out of an 'abundance of caution'. 

For live coverage of the hostage situation at the Rochester N.H. campaign office of Hillary Rodham Clinton, click here. 

A man claiming to have a bomb walked in to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign offices Friday and took hostages, police and witnesses said.

The man had what appeared to be a bomb strapped to himself, said Bill Shaheen, a top state campaign official. He took two hostages, both volunteers, and released others, Shaheen said.

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Live Video: Clinton Campaign Office Hostage Situation in N.H.

For live coverage of the hostage situation at the Rochester N.H. campaign office of Hillary Rodham Clinton, click here.

Officials with the campaign confirmed that there were two workers taken hostage in the office on 28 North Main St.. A woman and her baby told workers at a neighboring business that she was released by the hostage-taker.

"A young woman with a 6-month or 8-month-old infant came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said, 'You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape,'" witness Lettie Tzizik said.

There are several police officers positioned across the street from the office, crouched down behind cruisers with guns drawn, according to a reported at the scene.

"I walked out and I immediately started running, and I saw that the road was blocked off. They told me run and keep going," said Cassandra Hamilton, who works in an office adjacent to the building.

Nearby businesses have been evacuated, and the St. Elizabeth Seaton School has been locked down.

"There are sharp shooters on the roof, and police are negotiating with someone in the building," said another witness, who did not want to be identified. "The police are notifying all the business owners on the street to evacuate. There are fire trucks behind the Hillary Clinton office."

Clinton, who is not in New Hampshire, is attending a National Democratic Committee meeting in Virginia. Presidential candidate Barack Obama also has an office in Rochester, and it has been evacuated. There were no reports of any injuries.

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