Hostage drama has tame end

Rochester, New Hampshire: A man carrying fake explosives seized several hostages at Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire campaign office on Friday before surrendering peacefully to end a tense standoff.

After holding three people hostage for six hours, Leeland Eisenberg, 46, emerged from Clinton’s campaign office in Rochester in a white dress shirt and red tie with duct tape wound tightly around his waist over what he said was a bomb.

A female campaign volunteer escaped from the building about 2 1/2 hours later and was quickly escorted to safety. A second was released soon afterward. A man who appeared to be in his 20s was led to safety after the arrest of Eisenberg, who faces kidnapping, reckless conduct and possible federal charges.

Eisenberg, a resident of Somersworth, New Hampshire, was arrested after unwrapping the tape from his waist, raising his hands in the air and kneeling on the ground. Eisenberg made multiple calls to CNN through the afternoon and told staffers he had mental problems and could not get help, the network said.

The Rochester offices of Clinton’s top rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination - Sen Barack Obama and former Sen John Edwards - were evacuated along with nearby businesses. Schools locked their doors. Clinton had offered to cooperate but police negotiators did not want her to talk with Eisenberg.

Source: mumbaimirror.com