Washington: 4 dead ,52 arrested in congressional confrontations

The Washington police chief said 4 people were killed and 52 were arrested after supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol to prevent Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.

And at a press conference late at night, Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Conte said that 47 of the 52 arrests so far were related to violating the mayor's curfew, and 26 people were arrested inside the Capitol building, and they were arrested and to multiple others in the possession of unlicensed or prohibited firearms.

It was also announced that two pipe bombs had been found inside the headquarters of the National Republican and Democratic Committees, in addition to Molotov cocktails in the Capitol building.

The city police announced earlier that a woman was shot, and later died of her wounds.

And Washington police only said that the other three people who died, died due to a "medical emergency", without giving further details.

In a related context, media outlets said that the US Deputy National Security Adviser, Matt Pottinger, has resigned.

On Wednesday night, the US Senate overwhelmingly rejected the appeal by Republican lawmakers to Joe Biden's victory in the presidential elections in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

The vote came hours after supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol, which sparked widespread anger inside and outside the United States.

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