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Added on the 20/10/2021 08:02:35 - Copyright : AFP EN
Protesters clash with police outside the Congress in Guatemala City as it dalayed the swearing-in ceremony of Guatemala's president-elect Bernardo Arevalo. IMAGES
Riot police disperse protesters outside McDonald's in Guatemala City amid demonstrations denouncing what some claim is a campaign to prevent president-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking power. IMAGES
Riot police are deployed to a Brussels city park for a second evening, but are faced with much fewer people. Police on horseback and using water cannon charged a crowd of up to 2,000 people gathered in a Brussels park on Thursday for a fake concert announced on social media as an April Fool's Day prank. IMAGES
Following the violent attack on the US Capitol, federal officials launched the most extensive counterterrorism probe since September 11, 2001. Meanwhile, the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security--and the President himself--have remained essentially silent. But according to CNN, the Federal Bureau of Investigation means business. And FBI Director Christopher Wray doesn't mind saying so. Wray says the agency is monitoring 'extensive' online chatter about future protests and warned the men and women who wreaked havoc on the Capitol. We know who you are, if you're out there and FBI agents are coming to find you. Christopher Wray Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation The insurrection was fueled by President Donald Trump's lies about his definitive election loss. It also exposed the reach of baseless conspiracy theories that have radicalized Americans to the point that they laid siege to their own Capitol.
Riot police arrive after Trump supporters storm the US Capitol. The House of Representatives and Senate went into recess as protesters disrupted a session called to certify the Electoral College votes from the November 3 presidential election. IMAGES
Supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the steps of the Capitol building. The US House and Senate were forced into emergency recess after protesters supportive of outgoing President Donald Trump breached security cordons and entered the Capitol building after clashing with police. IMAGES