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A Chinese man demanding to talk to President Bush who had suitcases authorities feared might contain explosives was tackled outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday and arrested. After tackling the man and blowing up one of hiis suitcases, Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer said the bags contained no explosives or other dangerous materials and that the suspicious wires turned out to be part of a CD player.

The man drew the attention of a Capitol police officer in the early afternoon. When the man would not respond to police, they cleared the surrounding area and told people to stay away from the windows and asked staff to clear offices closest to the area.

Gainer said the man wanted to talk to Bush.

Several helmeted police officers tackled him and dragged him away by his arms before the hazardous materials response team moved in. He put up no resistance."