The Capitol is now safe, authorities reported. The mayor of DC assures that those who do not respect the curfew will be arrested
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The United States Capitol is safe again, after all the president’s supporters Donald Trump who violated one of the most emblematic buildings in the country, and brought chaos to the nation’s capital, after Trump urged his supporters to fight the ceremonial recount of electoral votes in Congress , which will confirm the victory of president-elect Joe Biden.
Sergeant at Arms says the Capitol building is secure.
The room breaks out into applause.
– Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 6, 1200
The Mayor of Washington DC Muriel Browser said at a public conference on city safety that the curfew will be strictly imposed in the District of Columbia and those who do not respect it will be detained.
The the capital of the United States will enter a curfew at 6 pm (ET), the mayor announced.
During curfew no one will be allowed to be in the streets , except the forces law enforcement and accredited media representatives.
The mayor referred to assault carried out on Wednesday to the United States Capitol as illegal conduct and urged residents to be alert and notify the authorities of any suspicious act. But above all, to stay calm.
“As you have seen in the broadcast videos, the behavior we have witnessed Today in the Capitol building it is illegal, it is dangerous, it is unfortunate and unpatriotic. But above all, it is illegal, anyone who performs these activities will not be tolerated and must be subject to the law ”, warned Browser.
Trump asks his violent supporters to withdraw from the Capitol
“We have seen today an illegal mutiny that will not be tolerated” , warned at the conference the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department Robert Contee.
At least 13 people were arrested in the assault on the Capitol by rioters pro- Trump, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said Wednesday.
The authorities reported the death of a woman who was wounded by a gunshot on the outskirts of Capitol.
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– Major Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) January 6, 2021
Several officers were injured and at least one was transported to hospital, several sources told CNN.
Smoke grenades were used on the Senate side of the Capitol, while police worked to clear the building of rioters.
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– Reuters (@Reuters ) January 6, 2021
The authorities have confiscated several weapons during the withdrawal of the assailants from the Capitol . Contee said that approximately “five weapons have been recovered.”
Senate floor was cleared of rioters at 3: 30 pm ET , and an officer told him to CNN that they had been successfully led away from the Senate wing of the building and into the Rotunda.
The raiders’ retreat ended as the start of curfew approached.