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Mt. Lebanon Police: Man Who Made Social Media Threats To 'Blow Up' State Building And Get 'Gunned Down By The Police' In Custody

MT. LEBANON, Pa. (KDKA) -- Police say a man who made threats on social media to "blow up" a state office building and get "gunned down by the police" is in custody.

On Thursday, the Mt. Lebanon police say the suspect was taken into custody without incident. Police say they found numerous weapons and components used to make improvised explosive devices in the man's car. He also allegedly posted threats to the CIA headquarters in Virginia.

Before the suspect was in custody, the Whitehall Borough Police Department put out an alert for an individual, who was potentially armed and dangerous, driving a white Mercedes sedan.

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Mt. Lebanon police say they spotted the driver near Washington Road and Woodhaven Drive, where the man was taken into custody.

The police, including the Allegheny County Bomb Squad, searched and secured the area.

Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.

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