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"We know there is evidence of a coordinated planned attack. We know that the men and women who stormed the Capitol wanted to derail the peaceful transfer of power in this country," says senior Democrat and hearing chairman Bennie Thompson as he opens a congressional inquiry into the January 6 attack. SOUNDBITE
US Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Americans on the first anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol to "unite in defense" of democracy. SOUNDBITE
Representative Liz Cheney, the senior Republican on the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack and an outspoken critic of Trump, warns fellow Republicans against attempts to "whitewash" the reality of the attack. "No member of Congress should now attempt to defend the indefensible, obstruct this investigation, or whitewash what happened that day," Cheney says on the first day of the hearing in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
Senior Democrat Bennie Thompson opens a congressional inquiry into the US Capitol insurrection of January 6 in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. "The Select Committee is meeting today to receive testimony on the law enforcement experience on January 6th," the hearing chair says. A House select committee is tasked with getting to the bottom of the day's security failures. IMAGES
Hong Kong democracy supporters line up outside court as dozens of Hong Kong democracy activists charged with subversion return to complete a marathon bail hearing. The hearing was adjourned overnight when four defendants were rushed to hospital after hours of legal wrangling. IMAGES
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