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FBI chief Christopher Wray accuses US Capitol attackers of domestic terrorism
FBI director Christopher Wray has accused supporters of Donald Trump who carried out the deadly attack on the US Capitol of domestic terrorism and has vowed to hold them accountable.
Key points:
- Mr Wray said the riot had no place in America’s democracy and could not be tolerated
- At least 18 people associated with the far-right Proud Boys group have been charged
- Investigators have revealed rioters carried weapons including sledgehammers and tasers
“I was appalled that you, our country’s elected leaders, were victimised right here in these very halls,” Mr Wray testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
It was Mr Wray’s first testimony in Congress since the attack in January, a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe…
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