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Sam Levine

‘It was a war scene’: Caroline Edwards describes Capitol attack violence

A woman is seen at an angle sitting before a microphone. A television camera can be seen in the blurred background.
Caroline Edwards, a Capitol police officer injured in the January 6 attack, testifies. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Caroline Edwards, a Capitol police officer who sustained a brain injury during the January 6 attack, gave a chilling recollection of the brutal violence of that day on Thursday, telling the committee investigating the attack it was a “war scene”.

Her testimony offered key evidence for underscoring the stakes of the congressional hearing. It showed viewers at home that the attack on the Capitol in Washington DC was not an accident, but rather an intentional effort to inflict violence.

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