"I tried to wait as long as I could," Byrd said. "I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors. But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers."
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"They talked about, you know, killing me, cutting off my head. You know, very vicious and cruel things," said Mr. Byrd, adding there have been some racist attacks as well.
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