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Police officer killed, US Capitol forced into lockdown after motorist rams through security

Police investigate the scene after a vehicle charged a barricade at the US Capitol on 2 April in Washington, DC.

Police investigate the scene after a vehicle charged a barricade at the US Capitol on 2 April in Washington, DC. Source: Getty Images North America

The incident comes as psyches remain scarred and security tight after the January assault on Congress by hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou

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The incident comes as psyches remain scarred and security tight after the January assault on Congress by hundreds of supporters of then-President Donald Trump.


A US Capitol police officer was killed and a second injured Friday after a vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier at the Washington complex, forcing it into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress.

Capitol Police shot dead the driver after he jumped out of the car and lunged at them with a knife, Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman told reporters.

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