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Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said Thursday that Donald Trump supporters have hinted they want to “blow up” the Capitol and kill members of Congress.
“We know that the members of the militia groups who were present on January 6 plan to blow up the Capitol and want to kill as many members as possible,” he says, according to NBC News.
Planned explosion during Biden’s speech
It also mentions the moment of the act. Extremists plan demolition when President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to Congress. The exact date is not yet known.
Yogananda Pittman appeals that the Capitol Police must maintain the highest level of security around the Capitol at least until President Joe Biden’s first official speech to Congress. The reason he cites intelligence information, which suggests that the extremists could be planning an attack.
On January 6, Trump supporters managed to break into the Capitol. A total of five people died in the violent riots. A policeman was among the dead. (euc)
