Two Arab-Americans charged with assaulting police during Capitol protests

CHICAGO: Two Arab-Americans are among nearly 300 people who face multiple charges over their involvement in the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol building in which five people were killed, FBI documents reveal.

On Jan. 6, tens of thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump descended on the US capital to demand Vice President Michael Pence not certify the presidential election results, asserting that the election had been stolen.