The U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday said there is an “active bomb threat” near Capitol Hill, urging people to stay away. “This is an active bomb threat investigation. The staging area for journalists covering this situation is at Constitution and First Street, NW for your safety. Please continue to avoid the area around the Library of Congress,” said the Capitol Police in a tweet on Thursday at around 10:30 a.m. ET. Initially, the agency said that it was responding to a “suspicious vehicle” near the Library of Congress in Washington but later said that after an “ongoing investigation,” it determined it’s a bomb threat situation. The Senate and House of Representatives are not in session at the moment, and most lawmakers are not in their offices. Photos posted online by news outlets showed police had cordoned off an area around the vehicle. Footage showed a heavily armed officer with a …