🚨 US Capitol Police say all Capitol buildings were being locked down "due to an external security threat" telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/0…
A video shared on social media appeared to show a stretcher removing victims from the area
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Two police officers have been injured outside the US Capitol after a car was reported to have rammed into a barrier
A suspect has been taken into custody
The Capitol has been on heightened security alert since 6 January, when supporters of Donald Trump stormed the building in an attempt to overturn his election defeat.
Five people died as a direct result of the attack
Five people died as a direct result of the attack
Fencing that prevented vehicles from entering the area was recently removed as the Capitol started to open up after the riots
Neither the House or Senate is in session this week, with lawmakers back in their home states over the Easter break.
President Joe Biden had left to spend the holiday at Camp David shortly before the incident occurred
President Joe Biden had left to spend the holiday at Camp David shortly before the incident occurred
Tourists were escorted away from the area after the incident, and the national guard was called in to bolster security.
The car appeared to be a dark sedan. It was cleared after being searched for explosives and it is understood that there is no other threat from the vehicle
The car appeared to be a dark sedan. It was cleared after being searched for explosives and it is understood that there is no other threat from the vehicle
The incident is the latest security alert in DC. On March 17 police arrested a Texas man outside vice president Kamala Harris's official residence, the US Naval Observatory, after a rifle and ammunition was found in his car
Police said Paul Murray, 31, a veteran from San Antonio, Texas was in possession of a "large capacity ammunition feeding device."
Police reports said he was in possession of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, 113 rounds of unregistered ammunition, and five 30 round magazines
Police reports said he was in possession of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, 113 rounds of unregistered ammunition, and five 30 round magazines
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