The department informed that it is looking for information that will help identify persons who actively provoke violence.

"The FBI accepts information and digital media materials showing how the riots and violence took place in the Capitol Building and the surrounding area in Washington on January 6, 2021," the website said.

A special page has been created to send such information.

On January 6, a protest by supporters of the current American leader Donald Trump took place in Washington, which turned into riots.

The demonstrators broke into the building of the Congress, where the procedure for approving the results of the presidential elections was taking place.

Four people died, 52 were detained.