Capitol attack: more than 60 Proud Boys used encrypted channel to plan, indictment says
by Lois Beckett and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5FJX0)
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The neo-fascist Proud Boys deployed a large contingent in Washington on 6 January, the day of the US Capitol attack, with more than 60 participating in" an encrypted messaging channel called Boots on the Ground", a federal indictment says.
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