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Added on the 08/02/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Washington, Feb 8 (EFE).- Holed up in his boss's office in the US Capitol, Remmington Belford heard shouting and banging but had to turn on the television to find out what was happening: a mob had invaded one of the world's most secure places and the instigator of the violence was none other than President Donald Trump, who is now facing impeachment because of his actions before and during the Jan. 6 assault on Capitol Hill.
Capitol Police officer Aquilino Gonell compares the January 6 assault on the Capitol to a medieval siege in dramatic testimony to a Congressional select committee hearing on the event. "We fought hand to hand, inch by inch to prevent an invasion of the Capitol by a violent mob intent on subverting our democratic process," Gonell said. SOUNDBITE
"We know there is evidence of a coordinated planned attack. We know that the men and women who stormed the Capitol wanted to derail the peaceful transfer of power in this country," says senior Democrat and hearing chairman Bennie Thompson as he opens a congressional inquiry into the January 6 attack. SOUNDBITE
The vehicle that rammed into police officers near the US Capitol remains near the scene with its trunk open, while the National Guard and first responders arrive on site. One officer was killed and a second injured after the vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier, forcing the US Capitol into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress. IMAGES
Washington, Apr 2 (EFE).- Two people - including the assailant - are dead after a man rammed his car into two police officers outside the US Capitol on Friday before jumping out and threatening the officers with a knife, authorities said.(CAMERA: Carlos Vilas)