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Police cordon off the site in Brussels where police arrested a suspected gunman who shot dead two Swedish football fans, after opening fire on the assailant following an intensive manhunt in the capital. IMAGES
Speaking outside the Royal Warsaw Castle, US President Joe Biden refutes the claims made by Russian President Putin that the West sought to harm Russia. "The United States and the nations of Europe do not seek to control or destroy Russia" he says, "the West was not plotting to attack Russia." Biden's comments come after a surprise visit to Kyiv earlier in the week, ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. SOUNDBITE
Capitol Police officer Aquilino Gonell compares the January 6 assault on the Capitol to a medieval siege in dramatic testimony to a Congressional select committee hearing on the event. "We fought hand to hand, inch by inch to prevent an invasion of the Capitol by a violent mob intent on subverting our democratic process," Gonell said. SOUNDBITE
"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
The vehicle that rammed into police officers near the US Capitol remains near the scene with its trunk open, while the National Guard and first responders arrive on site. One officer was killed and a second injured after the vehicle rammed through security and crashed into a barrier, forcing the US Capitol into lockdown less than three months after a mob assault on Congress. IMAGES
Armed protesters from the Ohio Boogaloo Boys, an anti-government group, gather outside the Ohio State Capitol in Columbus. The building is under high security ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. IMAGES