Washington-SANA
The US police evacuated several buildings at the headquarters of the US Congress in the face of demonstrators supporting the outgoing US President Donald Trump, who crossed the security barriers at the "Capitol" stairs.
And AFP reported that Congressional police had instructed employees to leave the Canon Building and another large wing housing offices after Trump called on his supporters to object to the endorsement of Joe Biden's victory during a joint special session of both houses of Congress in Washington.
For her part, Representative Nancy Mace said in a tweet: “I have just vacated my office in the Cannon Building due to a close threat and now we see protesters attacking the Capitol Police.”
For its part, "CNN" reported that the US police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, noting that the US House of Representatives abruptly stopped its work during the confirmation session on Biden’s victory after Trump’s supporters gathered outside Congress.
And US media reported that the police brought in new security reinforcements to secure the periphery of Congress, after a number of police officers were injured while the demonstrators tried to storm the building.
With Trump's insistence on refusing to hand over Joe Biden to power, an audio recording published by American media revealed yesterday that Trump asked the chief election official in Georgia to "find enough votes" to cancel the election result.