U.S. Capitol Flag Will Fly At Half-Staff; FBI Offers Reward Over Pipe Bombs

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Virginia National Guard troops stand watch near the U.S. Capitol Friday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered the flags at the Capitol to be lowered to half-staff in Officer Brian Sicknick’s honor.





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The FBI is offering a reward for information about a person who placed pipe bomb devices in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.





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As Pelosi ordered a commemoration in Sicknick’s honor, she said his sacrifice is a reminder of the duty to protect the nation’s democratic institutions.

«The violent and deadly act of insurrection targeting the Capitol, our temple of American Democracy, and its workers was a profound tragedy and stain on our nation’s history, Pelosi said. «But because of the heroism of our first responders and the determination of the Congress, we were not, and we will never be, diverted from our duty to the Constitution and the American people.