The day the Capitol fell Agencies
Washington: The bloody chaos inside the US Capitol came Wednesday after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters. Law enforcement officials termed it a ‘catastrophic failure to prepare’. The siege of the Capitol, home to both the US Senate and the House of Representatives, represents one of the gravest security lapses in recent US history, current and former law enforcement officials said. The incident turned one of the most recognisable symbols of American power into a locus of political violence.
While events such as a presidential inauguration involve detailed security plans by numerous security agencies, far less planning went into protecting the joint session of Congress that convened Wednesday to ratify the results of the 2020 presidential election, the officials said. That lapse came despite glaring warning signs of potential violence by hardline supporters of Preside
07 Jan 2021 / 15:20 H.
By Joseph Tanfani, John Shiffman, Brad Heath and Mark Hosenball
Jan 6 (Reuters) - The bloody chaos inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what law enforcement officials called a catastrophic failure to prepare.
The siege of the Capitol, home to both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, represents one of the gravest security lapses in recent U.S. history, current and former law enforcement officials said, turning one of the most recognizable symbols of American power into a locus of political violence.
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