U.S. Capitol put on lockdown as pro-Trump demonstrators storm the Capitol

U.S. Capitol put on lockdown as pro-Trump demonstrators storm the Capitol
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The U.S. Capitol was put on lockdown on Wednesday as crowds protesting President-elect Joe Biden's victory breached security barricades while Congress was debating the certification of his electoral win over President Donald Trump, according to Reuters eyewitnesses.

The Senate and the House, which were weighing objections to Biden's victory, abruptly and unexpectedly recessed.

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