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"A man wielding a gun and possibly carrying an explosive device is holed up at the &lt;strong&gt;Discovery Channel &lt;/strong&gt;headquarters in Silver Spring, MD -- and now he's been identified by the network as radical environmentalist -- &lt;strong&gt;James Jay Lee&lt;/strong&gt; -- who has had a grudge against Discovery for years.&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=\"Discovery Channel Hostage Situation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0901_protest_WM.pdf\"&gt;&lt;img title=\"Discovery Channel Hostage\" alt=\"Discovery Channel Hostage\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/09/01/0901-james-lee-prostest-site-bn-launch.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lee recently &lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0901_demands.pdf\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;published a manifesto&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; listing his demands to the Discovery Channel ... including the immediate stop to \"encouraging the birth of any more parasitic human infants.\"&amp;#160; Lee also lashes out about Discovery Channel programs promoting war and technology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Law enforcement tells TMZ ... Lee was arrested during a protest in 2008 for disorderly conduct outside the Discovery Channel headquarters. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After the gunman entered the building earlier today ... an employee told a local TV station, \"We heard, pop, pop, pop, pop pop.\" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; A day care center in the building -- with 100 kids -- has been evacuated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The SWAT team is on scene. The drama has been unfolding since around 1 PM ET. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE:&lt;/strong&gt; Lee is reportedly demanding to speak with Discovery Channel executives. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Law enforcement officials confirm that Lee is still holding a \"small number\" of hostages. Officers have not confirmed the exact number of people being held. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cops also say ... they believe Lee has a number of metallic containers strapped to himself that could be explosive devices. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE 12:30 PM PST:&lt;/strong&gt; A source on the scene tells TMZ the SWAT team has just entered the building. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE 12:55 PM PST: &lt;/strong&gt;The local police chief is set to address the media in the next few minutes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE 1:03 PM PST: &lt;/strong&gt;Cops say they have not confirmed any injuries so far.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Story developing&lt;/em&gt;...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://www.tmz.com/photos/2010/09/01/2994-james-jay-lee\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"Discovery Channel Hostage\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2010/09/01/0901-james-footer.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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