WASHINGTON: Missed intelligence was to blame for the outmanned Capitol defenders failure to anticipate the violent mob that invaded the iconic building and halted certification of the presidential election on January. 6, the officials who were in charge of security that day said in their first public testimony on the insurrection. The officials, including the former chief of the Capitol Police, pointed their fingers at various federal agencies - and each other - for their failure to defend the building as supporters of then-President Donald Trump overwhelmed security barriers, broke windows and doors and sent lawmakers fleeing from the House and Senate chambers. Five people died as a result of the riot, including a Capitol Police officer and a woman who was shot as she tried to enter the House chamber with lawmakers still inside.
Who were they? Records reveal Trump fans who stormed US Capitol
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(AFP) Big protest in DC on January 6th, Trump tweeted a week before Christmas
So far, at least 90 people have been arrested on charges ranging from misdemeanor curfew violations to felonies related to assaults on police officers, possessing illegal weapons and making death threats against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif
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They came from across America, summoned by President Donald Trump to march on Washington in support of his false claim that the November election was stolen and to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden as the victor.
US Capitol violence: Complaint filed in Delhi against Vincent Xavier who waved Indian flag
A video clip of Vincent Xavier waving the flag while Trump supporters gathered outside the US Capitol building had gone viral on social media
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Vincent Xavier was recorded waving the Indian national flag at the US Capitol protest
A complaint has been filed at Delhi s Kalkaji Police Station against Vincent Xavier, the Indian national who waved the Indian national flag at the US Capitol protest on January 6. A video clip of him waving the flag while Trump supporters gathered outside the US Capitol building had gone viral on social media.
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