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Trump Supporters Storm US Capitol as Lawmakers Start Certification of Biden
Victory

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - Thousands of flag-waving supporters of U.S. President
   Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers
   to evacuate and shutting down the normally routine procedure of
   certifying the Electoral College vote, the final step in the election
   of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice
   president.

   Stunning television images showed closely packed demonstrators teeming
   over the exterior of the white-columned building. Hundreds more
   overwhelmed Capitol Police and poured into the building, as some were
   reported trying to break down the doors of the House of Representatives
   chamber where lawmakers had been debating the Electoral College vote
   showing Biden had defeated Trump.

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