More than two months after the US Capitol was stormed in Washington, two men have been arrested for attacking police officers at the House of Parliament. The accused are said to have sprayed three policemen in the riots on January 6th with a chemical substance in the face and injured them, the Justice Ministry announced on Monday. One of the police officers later died.
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The communication did not reveal whether there was a direct connection between his death and the attack by the 32 and 39 year old men.
The two accused from the states of Pennsylvania and West Virginia are accused, among other things, of attacking federal officials with a dangerous weapon. You must now answer before a federal court in the capital Washington.
Supporters of then US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on January 6th. Congress met there to make the election victory of Trump’s successor Joe Biden official. A total of five people were killed in the riots, including a police officer. Trump later had to face impeachment proceedings for “inciting riot”. The two-thirds majority in the Senate, which is necessary for a conviction, did not come together. (dpa / tf)
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