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FILE PIC: Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021 shows supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gathering in front of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the United States. /Xinhua
A new report detailing intelligence failures leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said government agencies responsible for anticipating trouble downplayed the threat - even as the building was being stormed in an attempt to stop Congress' certification of Joe Biden as the 46th president.
The 105-page report, issued Tuesday by Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said intelligence personnel at the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other agencies ignored warnings of violence in December 2020.
Subsequently, they blamed each other for failing to prevent the attack that ensued on January 6, which left more than 140 police officers injured and led to several deaths.
Since then, the U.S. government has won hundreds of convictions against the rioters, with some getting long prison sentences.
(With input from Reuters)
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