The U.S. flag flies at half-staff over the U.S. Capitol later in the day following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in Washington, U.S. June 12, 2016. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan

U.S. Capitol lockdown lifted

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The United States Capitol complex is no longer under lockdown after reports of an armed individual in the area, the Associated Press reported Friday.

Earlier, law enforcement had barred individuals from entering the Capitol.

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