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riversedge

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Thu Oct 7, 2021, 08:10 AM Oct 2021

LATimes: Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows

I missed this a few days ago. Very informative article about #capitolRiots




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Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows


https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-10-04/jan-6-rioters-exploited-little-known-capitol-weak-spots-a-handful-of-unreinforced-windows



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Shattered glass and debris in a hallway of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7
Shattered glass and debris litter a hallway the day after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Rioters smashed through reinforced windows to enter the building.



(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
By Sarah D. WireStaff Writer
Oct. 4, 2021 2 AM PT
WASHINGTON —

Four major access points that Jan. 6 rioters used to break into and overtake the U.S. Capitol had something unusual in common: They were among a dozen or so ground-floor windows and glass-paned doors that had not been recently reinforced.

The majority of the Capitol’s 658 single-pane windows were quietly upgraded during a 2017-19 renovation of the historic building. The original wooden frames and glass were covered with a second metal frame containing bomb-resistant glass.

But planners skipped about a dozen ground-floor windows, including some located in doors, because they were deemed to be low risk in the event of implosion, largely due to their discreet or shielded location, or because the building couldn’t structurally handle the load of the heavier frames.

And whether by sheer luck, real-time trial and error, or advance knowledge by rioters, several of those vulnerable windows and two glass-paned doors — protected with only a thin Kevlar film added after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks — became easy entry points for hundreds of Trump supporters who overran and ransacked the building on Jan. 6..........................................................
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LATimes: Jan. 6 rioters exploited little-known Capitol weak spots: A handful of unreinforced windows (Original Post) riversedge Oct 2021 OP
I'll take inside jobs for $500, Alex BeyondGeography Oct 2021 #1
Bingo Hekate Oct 2021 #6
State legislator held the door open for Them in Oregon. Kid Berwyn Oct 2021 #2
Certainly a sign of premeditaion, there were surveys done before Jan 6. marble falls Oct 2021 #3
Weren't there little private tours given by some republi-CONS the day before? calimary Oct 2021 #4
And documented. marble falls Oct 2021 #5
I'm sure it is just a coincidence. SoonerPride Oct 2021 #7
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