Police said the visitor's center was temporarily closed for tours while they investigated the incident. WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested a man with a torch and a flare gun who attempted to enter the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday.

U.S. Capitol Police say the man was stopped Tuesday during a security screening at the Capitol Visitor Center. Authorities say he smelled of fuel and was carrying the flare gun and torch. Officials have canceled public tours of the Capitol for the remainder of the day.

Tensions rose at the U.S. Capitol as authorities apprehended a man wielding a flare gun and a torch. Here’s everything you need to know about the unfolding

Capitol Police arrested a man Tuesday afternoon who was stopped during a screening at the Capitol Visitor Center because he smelled like fuel and had a torch and a flare gun, the department announced.

The U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a man, who authorities say showed up to the visitor center on Election Day smelling like fuel and armed with potential incendiary devices

Police said the Capitol Visitor Center was closed for tours for the day while officers investigated. A man who smelled like gasoline and had a torch lighter, flare gun and papers he intended to deliver to Congress was arrested Tuesday at the Capitol Visitor Center,

WASHINGTON – Capitol Police stopped a man attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol building Tuesday smelling of gasoline and carrying a torch lighter and a flare gun, according to the department. The man was stopped around 1:30 p.

U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man at the visitors center who smelled like fuel and was carrying a torch and a flare gun, police said in a statement. The Capitol Visitor Center was closed while they investigated,

Besides the apparent threat in Washington DC, other election-related threats were made in Michigan, Georgia and Maine.