A police officer was killed and another seriously injured on Friday after a car ploughed into a barrier outside the US Capitol, prompting a major lockdown at a complex on high alert since a violent mob invaded earlier this year.

Capitol Police confirmed reports that shortly after 1pm local time a suspect rammed a vehicle, which appears to be a Nissan Altima, into two officers.

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