Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser made a decision to extend public safety emergency order for 15 days, until January 21, or through the Inauguration Day (on January 20), TASS reports.
Announcing late on Wednesday her new order on the 15-day extension Bowser said in a statement that "President [Donald] Trump continues to fan rage and violence by contending that the Presidential election was invalid."
Bowser ordered a citywide curfew (from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.) on Wednesday afternoon in the wake of mass protests near the building of the US Congress.
Protesters supporting current President Donald Trump stormed on Wednesday the US Congress building in Washington DC and disrupted the work of lawmakers, who met to certify the results of the November presidential election for President-elect Joe Biden. Some protesters managed to get inside and all lawmakers were evacuated. During the attack a female protester sustained a gun wound and later died in a hospital, while a police officer and several other people were injured.
US media outlets reported that Pentagon had ordered to deploy up to 1,800 US National Guard troops in Washington DC in the wake of mass protests.
The US Senate reconvened on Wednesday night following the violent rioting in Washington DC earlier that day.
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