The Capitol was cleared and security was restored inside, more than three hours after hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed it by force, said this Wednesday (06.01.2021) the sergeants at arms of the Congress, in charge of your safety.
The announcement came shortly before the curfew declared by the Mayor of Washington came into force, at 6:00 p.m. (23:00 GMT), which will last until 6 a.m. on Thursday in the capital and two of its suburbs in the state. from Virginia.
Although authorities managed to clear the Capitol and its surroundings, releasing irritating and stun fumes to disperse the hundreds of people still gathered around it, many of Trump’s supporters ignored the curfew and barely moved away from the iconic building. , heading towards other areas of the center of the capital.
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser ordered a city-wide curfew after supporters of the outgoing president stormed the Capitol to protest the president’s electoral defeat and forced legislators to declare a recess as they began the process of confirm Joe Biden as the next president of the United States.
Governor of Virginia applies measure for two suburbs
Bowser ruled that the curfew will be in effect from 6:00 p.m. local time (00:00 CET on Thursday) until 6:00 a.m. local time on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a curfew for two northern Virginia suburbs, which will also apply from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday to 6:00 a.m. Thursday in Arlington County and the city of Alexandria, which are across the Potomac River in the nation’s capital.
Northam said he issued the warrant at the request of local police.
Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson confirmed that the city requested a curfew.
“Let’s keep our community safe from the terror we have seen across the river today,” Wilson said in a tweet.
Virginia sent local and state police to the District of Columbia to provide assistance. Violation of the curfew is a class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. It was imposed just an hour before it came into effect.
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