JAKARTA - The latest development of the invasion of the Capitol Building by supporters of the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump. Four people died in the yard of the building. Police arrested 52 people in connection with the riot.

The attack was instigated by Trump, who asked his supporters to intervene in the process of ratifying the election vote count won by Republican candidate Joe Biden. Of the 52 people, 47 were detained in connection with curfew violations. Meanwhile, 26 others were arrested in the courtyard of the Capitol Building.

In a press conference after the incident, the Head of the Metropolitan Police Department Robert J. Contee explained that several people were also arrested for carrying unauthorized firearms. Among all those killed, one Trump supporter was said to have been shot. Contee declined to specify the woman's identity.

Contee also said further information about that was still pending. What is clear, three other people died due to medical conditions, said Contee.

Apart from arresting the rioters, the police managed to secure two pipe bombs from the offices of the bipartisan national committee of Republicans and Democrats. In addition there is a cooler in a vehicle in the yard of the building. The container contains Molotov cocktails.


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