Washington Police rule out that the attack on the Capitol is an "act of terrorism"

Washington police authorities do not consider the attack on the Capitol on Friday as an act of “terrorism” and have already determined that there is no “ongoing threat.” As the Chief of the Police of the District of Columbia, Rober Contee, has explained to the press, this fact “does not seem to be related to terrorism, but we have to continue investigating to see if there is any link of this type.” yes, they still have little information about the motivation behind the attack: “We need to understand the motivation behind this senseless act.” The events occurred around noon in the city of Washington DC. At 1:00 p.m., a blue vehicle crashed against the agents who were at one of the entrances to the Capitol, hitting them and causing the death of one of them after being evacuated to the hospital. After the hit-and-run, according to witnesses, the driver got out of the car carrying a knife and was killed by police officers. He was also taken to the hospital to have his death certified shortly afterwards. Fences removed This incident occurred after the violent assault on the Capitol building on January 6 by Trump supporters who wanted to interrupt the certification of the elections. That group sought to prevent the officialization of the results of the November elections in which Joe Biden prevailed over Trump, after the former Republican president claimed without providing evidence that there was fraud in the elections. Five people, including a Capitol police officer, were killed in the January incidents. Senior security officials have since warned of the threat from far-right groups and supporters of former President Trump.After the assault on Congress, the authorities erected a barrier and closed a wide perimeter around the Capitol, but in recent days they began to reduce the fenced area and open up traffic.