The U.S. Capitol Police said they temporarily locked down the Republican National Committee’s Washington, D.C., headquarters on Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing two vials of blood was found.
Officers arrived on the scene around 7:45 a.m. after the package was found, according to police.
“The package was cleared by our Hazardous Incident Response Division,” Capitol Police said in a statement later in the morning.
The Republican National Committee logo is shown on the stage at the North Charleston Coliseum, Jan. 13, 2016, in North Charleston, S.C.
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Police lifted the lockdown shortly after the package was removed. An investigation into the incident and the package’s source is ongoing, according to police.
The RNC thanked officers for their swift work.
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“The lockdown has been cleared and staff has resumed their office duties because we remain unintimidated and undeterred in our efforts to elect President Trump to the White House,” RNC chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the incident was “concerning” during her daily briefing and condemned political threats.
“That has no place in our politics,” she said.
ABC News’ Beatrice Peterson contributed to this report.
