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'This is how I'm going to die': Police testify on US Capitol riot

US Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn hugs Representative Liz Cheney, one of two House Republicans on the nine-member panel tasked with investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot

Four police officers delivered graphic, riveting testimony Tuesday about their violent clashes with rioters while defending the US Capitol on January 6, as a congressional panel launched its probe of the deadly insurrection.

US Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn recalled the racial epithets including the N-word hurled at him by rioters, many of whom were associated with ultra-nationalist and white supremacist groups.

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