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• House explodes in Virginia as police try to execute search warrant for man setting off flare gun

  05-12-2023 05:34 via wtop.com
  
  A house in Arlington, Virginia, exploded Monday night only minutes after police posted on social media about a suspect setting off a flare gun inside a home.
  Around 4:45 p.m., Arlington County police responded to the 800 block of North Burlington Street for reports of shots heard. In their initial investigation, they determined from nearby residents that a suspect discharged a flare gun 30 to 40 times from inside his home into the neighborhood, according to police in a statement released early T
  
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• House explodes in Arlington after police warn of man setting off flare gun

  05-12-2023 02:57 via wtop.com
  
  A house in Arlington, Virginia, exploded Monday night only minutes after police posted on social media about a suspect setting off a flare gun inside a home.
  In a post on X just after 8:15 p.m., the Arlington County Police Department said officers were on the scene in the 800 block of North Burlington Street investigating a suspect who had discharged a flare gun from his home.
  Residents in the area are being asked to shelter in place until further notice.
  Others took to social media to share the
  
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• ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 4, 2023

  05-12-2023 02:30 via arlnow.com
  
  Good Monday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.News recap
  The following articles were published earlier today — Dec 4, 2023.9:30 am: Additional apartments, townhomes mulled for Shirlington multifamily building |Comments
  10:30 am: Rosslyn kicking off holiday season with tree lighting and holiday market |Comments
  11:30 am: Grand jury returns indictment for wild chase through Arlington and Fairfax Cou
  
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• BREAKING: Large house explosion in Bluemont amid police incident

  05-12-2023 01:30 via arlnow.com
  
  (Updated at 9:40 p.m.) A large explosion, heard throughout Arlington, has rocked the Bluemont neighborhood after a police standoff.
  A duplex where a suspect was involved in an ongoing incident with police exploded in a large fireball as police, including a SWAT armored vehicle, moved in. It followed the suspect repeatedly firing a flare gun over nearby Fields Park.
  Residents in the area were being instructed to shelter in place, while others were evacuated by police.
  Arlington County police sai
  
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