29 Pictures That Show What Domestic Terrorism Looks Like In The United States
From tear gas to sledgehammers, this was anything but a "peaceful protest."
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BuzzFeed Staff
by
BuzzFeed Staff
Moments ago, President-elect Biden called the violent mob who stormed the United States Capitol yesterday "domestic terrorists."
BREAKING: President-elect Biden just called Capitol rioters “domestic terrorists”
Here's what that looks like:
1. These domestic terrorists had sledgehammers:
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2. They had ladders:
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3. They had canisters of chemical irritants:
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4. One of the rioters was spewing tear gas all over the place:
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5. Tear gas!
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6. Walls were climbed:
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7. Windows were smashed:
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8. They used metal barricades to push back against police:
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9. They used metal barricades to get in the building:
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10. They basically used whatever they could to get in:
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11. Even crutches:
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12. People were literally kicking windows:
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13. And jumping through them:
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14. Outside, the police found pipe bombs:
JUST IN: D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee confirms that law enforcement found 2 pipe bombs, as well as a cooler containing Molotov cocktails, during the response to Wednesday's violence. https://t.co/an1E0Ddpx4
15. And inside, some rioters had what appeared to be zip ties:
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16. Zip ties!
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17. This guy had them too:
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18. They tossed furniture out of windows:
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19. They tossed them in the hallways:
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20. There was also fighting between the rioters and the police:
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21. Congressional staffers had to barricade the doors with chairs and couches:
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22. And when they finally got the rioters out, what was left was trash:
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23. Trash on the statues:
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24. Trash in the hallways:
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25. "Subtle" messages on doors:
Rioters left this message inside The United States Capitol
26. Shattered office windows:
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27. And broken glass:
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28. Plenty of broken glass:
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29. A "protest"? Nah.
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This was a violent riot:
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These people are domestic terrorists.
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