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Air Force veteran aimed ‘to take hostages’ during US Capitol riot, prosecutor says January 14 This undated photo provided by the Grapevine Texas Police Department shows Larry Rendall Brock Jr. (GrapevineTexas Police Department via AP) FORT WORTH, Texas — A retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he intended “to take hostages,” a prosecutor said in a Texas court on Thursday. “He means to take hostages. He means to kidnap, restrain, perhaps try, perhaps execute members of the U.S. gove...

The Globe and Mail Michael Biesecker, Jake Bleiberg and James Laporta WASHINGTON Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Jose Luis Magana/The Associated Press As President Donald Trump’s supporters massed outside the Capitol last week and sang the national anthem, a line of men wearing olive-drab helmets and body armour trudged purposefully up the marble stairs in a single-file lin...

The acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia said they have "no direct evidence at this point of kill, capture teams" after this month's siege at the Capitol.

Federal prosecutors say the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U_S_ Capitol aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials.”

At least 21 current or former members of the US military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near the Capitol riot.