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Lawmakers given gas masks as protesters breach US Capitol

by Ben FoxMichael Balsamo
| January 6, 2021 12:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters supporting President Donald Trump violently clashed with law enforcement Wednesday, sending the U.S. Capitol into chaos, locking the building down and halting the vote to certify Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

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