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Photos: Protesters Storm US Capitol Building During Joint Session: Epoch Times

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A protester is seen hanging from the balcony in the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Photos: Protesters Storm US Capitol Building During Joint Session

January 6, 2021 Updated: January 6, 2021
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Protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday. Photos showed them inside the chambers of the House and Senate.

Protesters enter the Senate Chamber in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A supporter of President Donald Trump sits at a desk after invading the Capitol building in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)

There were reports of shots fired in the Capitol building. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he heard the shots, according to Fox News, and called on President Trump to issue a statement.

Supporters of President Donald Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Picture taken through a glass inside the Capitol. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
A U.S. Capitol police officer shoots pepper spray at a protestor attempting to enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters)

It came after footage and photos showed the mob of people forcing their way into the Capitol building.

U.S. Capitol police officers take positions as protestors enter the Capitol building during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Reuters)
U.S. Capitol Police detain people who entered the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Supporters of President Donald Trump enter the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of congress run for cover as protesters try to enter the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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