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California man arrested with guillotine in truck near US Capitol
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- U.S. Capitol Police arrested Philan-Tam-Duy Le, a 35-year-old man from Julian, California, after discovering a guillotine in the bed of his pickup truck near the Capitol complex.
- The truck was illegally parked east of the Capitol grounds, prompting police to detain Le shortly after 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
- Authorities are investigating Le's reasons for traveling from California to Washington, D.C., and transporting the historical execution device.
- The guillotine, historically used for beheading during the French Revolution, is a heavy blade mounted on a tall wooden frame and symbolizes the Reign of Terror.
