Vehicle tried to demolish barricade in front of the Capitol in Washington and police opened fire: three injured

The United States Capitol is temporarily closed due to a “threat to foreign security”police reported on Friday, without giving further details.

“Due to an external security threat. All United States Capitol buildings are not permitted in or out at this time. You can move around inside buildings but stay away from windows and doors “, said the police message to the offices of members of Congress.

A car hit a barricade in front of the Capitol, injuring two Capitol Hill police officers and shooting the drivertwo policemen said The Associated Press.

“A suspect is in custody. The two officers are injured. All three were rushed to hospitalThe United States Capitol Police Department said on Twitter.

At least one of the two officers was in serious condition, while the driver was in critical condition.

Dozens of police cars, marked and unmarked, headed towards the Capitol building. All roads leading to the complex have been blocked by police or policemen.

A the helicopter flew over and the observers were ordered to leave the area. Videos from the scene showed what appeared to be two people on stretchers loaded into ambulances.

Capitol Police reported that the accident occurred in a checkpoint near the Capitol.

Just in the last few weeks, authorities had started removing the outer ring of the tall fences with barbed wire erected around the vast Capitol complex following the January 6 attack by thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

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