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Added on the 03/03/2021 19:46:13 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Law enforcement officers secure the US Capitol after a police officer was killed after a car slammed into a security barrier srurounding the Capitol building. The Capitol is on lockdown with National Guard troops mobilized after shots were reportedly fired in the incident. The driver who rammed at the police officers is also dead. IMAGES
Washington, Mar 3 (EFE/EPA).- The US House of Representatives suspended the session it had scheduled for Thursday, after authorities alerted of a plan by a militia to assault Congress again.(Camera: WILL OLIVER)SHOT LIST: SECURITY OUTSIDE THE US CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON DC, US.
Following the violent attack on the US Capitol, federal officials launched the most extensive counterterrorism probe since September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security--and the President himself--have remained essentially silent. But according to CNN, the Federal Bureau of Investigation means business. And FBI Director Christopher Wray doesn't mind saying so. Wray says the agency is monitoring 'extensive' online chatter about future protests and warned the men and women who wreaked havoc on the Capitol. We know who you are, if you're out there and FBI agents are coming to find you. Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The insurrection was fueled by President Donald Trump's lies about his definitive election loss. It also exposed the reach of baseless conspiracy theories that have radicalized Americans to the point that they laid siege to their own Capitol.
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A woman is arrested near the US Capitol after driving into a police vehicle and narrowly missing several officers on foot, but police say the incident appears unrelated to terrorism. IMAGES of police in front of the Capitol