
The US warns of renewed riots on Capitol Hill on January 6th.
The police chief in charge of security in the Capitol Hill area warned that the threat of riots similar to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol building could recur.

The police chief in charge of security in the Capitol Hill area warned that the threat of riots similar to the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol building could recur.

US security agencies are stepping up security operations and tightening measures ahead of the anniversary of the Capitol Hill riots on January 6th last year.
On January 3rd, over one million people in the US were diagnosed with COVID-19, and even the US Capitol building became a hotspot for the infection.

On October 18, former President Donald Trump sought to block the release of documents related to the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill to a congressional investigation committee.

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said that nearly 2.300 National Guard troops will continue to support Capitol Hill Police until May 23.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has just released video of the suspect planting bombs in front of the headquarters of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on January 5th.

A U.S. defense official said the Capitol Hill Police have requested that the Pentagon extend the National Guard's mission to protect the Capitol building by two months.

U.S. officials received a security threat warning to the Capitol on March 4, less than two months after the January 6 attack.

Following the riots at Capitol Hill on January 6th, the US has so far arrested 280 people and indicted more than 300 in connection with the incident.

On February 22, at the first hearing on the Capitol riot, US security officials admitted to a lack of preparation but gave contradictory testimony.

Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman has called for upgraded security at the U.S. Capitol building, including the erection of a permanent fence around it.

A second police officer on the team responding to the riotous crowds at the Capitol has committed suicide.

Capitol Police announced that the U.S. Capitol building is on lockdown due to an "external security threat."

A number of states across the US mobilized the National Guard on January 15, declaring states of emergency and imposing lockdowns ahead of Biden's inauguration.
Prior to the riots on January 6th, the FBI office in Virginia warned that extremists were preparing to travel to Washington to carry out acts of violence and war.

Another police officer on duty has died days after the riot at the U.S. Capitol building on January 6.

The Capitol Police Chief accused congressional security officials of preventing the deployment of the National Guard before and during the violent protests on January 6.

The Capitol Police repeatedly refused federal requests for assistance, leading to the riots on January 6th, and the Capitol Police Chief decided to resign due to this mistake.

The US Capitol building was locked down and lawmakers had to wear gas masks as violent clashes erupted between police and protesters.

US police say a man has been arrested after he landed a plane near the Capitol building, an action that was largely reminiscent of the 9/11 attacks.