United States | One of the Capitol looters had a semi-automatic military rifle and 11 Molotov cocktails.

Trump supporters have stormed the Capitol. (Photo: AFP)

One of the 55 people indicted by the American justice system for Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol was armed with a semi-automatic military rifle and 11 Molotov cocktails. But that was not the only one: eight of those denounced carried firearms during the riots.

In the aftermath of the incidents that sparked an institutional crisis in the United States, federal prosecutors filed a complaint against 55 people involved in the break-in of Congress by supporters of Donald Trump.

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The Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Michael sherwin, said 40 of the cases have gone to Washington Superior Court and said many of them include charges of illegally entering certain areas of the Capitol.

“We also have several cases of assault and eight cases of (illegal) possession of firearms,” ​​he said.

At a press conference, Sherwin said that “a large number of thefts” were also reported in the building that houses the two chambers of the US Congress.

Don’t make mistakes about it. It was a very dangerous situationWarned the prosecutor. The defendants are due to appear before a federal judge this week, although the charges against each have not been detailed.

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Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol when the House of Representatives and Senate held a joint session to verify Joe Biden’s victory in the November 3 election. Trump had previously reiterated his fraud allegations.

The assault forced the session to be suspended for several hours and led the authorities to impose a curfew in a context of enormous tension.

They ask for help from the population

Meanwhile, Washington DC police have asked U.S. citizens to help identify Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.

The force has asked the public to submit information, including images and videos, to help its agents identify those “involved in the riots” actively inciting violence. Same, the authorities published photographs of some demonstrators.

“The violence and destruction of property in the Capitol building has shown a blatant and appalling contempt for our government institutions and the orderly administration of the democratic process,” FBI Director Chris Wray said in a statement. “Do not mistake yourself: We will hold accountable those who participated in the siege of the Capitol yesterday, ”he promised.