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Car against Congress, assailant killed by police, agent dies

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The specter of violence stretches again over the American Congress. A car crashed into barricades and police officers deployed to protect in front of Capitol Hill. According to the reconstructions, the assailant driving the vehicle, identified only as a white man, then got out of the car and grabbed a knife and attacked an agent. The policemen opened fire, injuring the assailant. The man was transported to hospital under arrest but later died of his injuries, according to the NBC TV network. One agent was also killed. In the climate of emergency in Congress, in addition to the police, special teams of the National Guard were also mobilized. An initial press conference by the Capitol Police indicated that the gesture “does not appear to be an act linked to terrorism”. But he added that it is too early to draw conclusions and that investigations are ongoing.

Two officers injured, one dies in hospital

At least two officers were injured in the crash of the vehicle and in the attack. One of the two, in serious condition, was evacuated by helicopter and later died. The Congress, semi-deserted for the Easter holidays, was immediately placed under siege. The incident took place near the entrance on Constitution Avenue, North Barricade, after initial information that reported it instead along Independence Avenue. The Capitol Police, the Parliament’s security forces, sent an initial alarm describing an “external threat to security”. He later indicated that “a suspect is under arrest. Two officers are injured. All three were transported to the hospital ».

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The police press conference

In the following press conference, the Capitol Police spokesman described the dynamics of the event. The assailant “drove the car against two of our agents, then threw himself on the barricade, came out with a knife and threw himself on the agents without responding to orders to surrender. At this point the agents opened fire. It is with a heavy heart that I also inform you that an agent is also dead ».

The motive is investigated

Nothing has leaked at the moment with certainty about the possible reasons for the gesture. The scene, however, brought to mind the very serious assault on Congress on January 6, when extremists and militias supporting Donald Trump had invaded the halls of Parliament and killed a security agent.

Resized barriers

Following the events of January 6, protections and the mobilization of National Guard agents and troops in front of Congress remained long in response to potential alarms for further terrorist attacks. Arrests and indictments of dozens of individuals involved in the tragedy are still ongoing by federal prosecutors. Recently, however, the barriers on Capitol Hill have been reduced.

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