06 January 2021

Wednesday 06 January

2021-01-06

Events

 * Thousands of supporters of President Trump storm the US Capitol building, venting their anger at the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election. Trump had urged protesters to march on the Capitol after making false claims of electoral fraud. BBC News video
 * Four people were killed in the rioting with police. President Trump later called on his supporters to "go home", while continuing to make false claims of electoral fraud. Twitter and Facebook later froze his accounts.