The democracy of the United States, political analysts told Noticias Telemundo, had not been attacked in the recent history of the nation like this Wednesday, January 6.
A close-up of the moment protesters climb the Capitol walls, circumventing the security of the federal building.
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Hundreds of protesters circumvented the security of Congress headquarters in the capital, sowing terror among legislators and other Capitol workers and forcing the postponement of a ritual sacred to the nation: the counting of Electoral College votes to confirm victory. of the president-elect.
A protester shouts slogans within the United States Senate, while others clutter documents and objects of legislators.
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The riots, which forced the National Guard to mobilize and enact a curfew in Washington, DC, starting at 6:00 pm, left disturbing images.
Also a toll of at least four deaths, including an Air Force veteran and a fervent supporter of President Trump, who was shot by police amid the chaos.
Congressional Police, weapons in hand, watch as protesters try to break into the House of Representatives on the US Capitol.
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For several hours, legislators and other Capitol employees had to seek refuge in secure offices and escape tunnels, while the Capitol was taken over by mobs, at times violent.
President
Trump took more than two hours to ask protesters to "go home,"
though he issued this message alongside his already refuted claims that Democrats "stole the election."
A gallows is installed on the outskirts of the United States Capitol during the demonstrations, at times violent, that lasted into the night in Washington, DCAFP via NBC News
The protesters not only climbed the steps of the Capitol and invaded it, they did so by breaking windows and climbing walls, and infiltrated the offices of several congressmen, including that of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
Still, they remained in the Congress premises for hours without the police doing much to control them.
A protester hangs from a balcony in the United States Senate.
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The events also injured about 14 police officers.
Two officers have been hospitalized after sustaining injuries during the riots.
Another officer suffered serious injuries after these, being dragged into the crowd and assaulted.
Capitol Police detain several protesters outside the House of Representatives after storming the building and forcing the joint session of Congress to be postponed to confirm Joe Biden's victory.Getty Images
Police in the capital said they discovered two tube bombs, one in the Republican National Committee and the other in the Democratic National Committee, as well as long weapons and Molotov cocktails that were found in a truck in the vicinity of the Capitol
A protester holds up a Trump support flag inside the Capitol building near the Senate Chamber. Getty Images
At least 30 people were arrested for violating the curfew, double the number of protesters arrested after the assault on the Capitol.
The mayor of the capital, Muriel Bowser, decided to extend her emergency order for two more weeks, until the end of President Trump's term.
A Trump supporter breaks into the House of Representatives office, Nancy Pelosi, and sits in the chair of the Democratic leader.AFP via Getty Images
Following the seizure of the Capitol, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state will send 1,000 National Guard troops to the capital.
The troops will be dispatched at the request of the US National Guard, Cuomo said in a statement.
They will stay in DC "for up to two weeks to assist and facilitate the peaceful transition of power," he added.
Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard, Democrat of California, and Annie Kuster, Democrat of New Hapshire, (center) seek shelter as protesters try to break into the joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College vote in favor of Joe Biden.
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The riots led to several Democratic representatives drafting a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, urging him to initiate the 25th Amendment proceedings against President Trump.
This Amendment was introduced after the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy, in order to have an established plan for the transfer of power in the event that the president dies, is incapacitated or deposed.
Smiling, a pro-Trump protester carries the lectern of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, after storming the Capitol.
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"We could never have imagined the attack on democracy that occurred today," said the president of the Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, after the legislators were able to re-enter the House to continue with the process of confirming the victory of Biden .
Pelosi stressed that "(in the United States) the transfer of power is done in a peaceful manner."
The mob of pro-Trump protesters circumvent the security of the Capitol and interrupt the joint session of Congress to confirm the votes of the Electoral College that give the electoral victory to Joe Biden.
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"We are grateful to those who defended the Capitol," Pence said.
"To those who caused damage: you have not won, violence never wins, democracy wins and this is still the people's house."
An explosion caused by a police ammunition is seen in the image, as supporters of President Trump gather in front of the United States Capitol building.REUTERS
Former President Barack Obama also condemned what happened: "History will rightly recall today's violence on Capitol Hill, incited by a sitting president who has continued to lie baselessly about the outcome of a legal election, as a moment of great disgrace and disgrace. Shame on our nation. But we'd be kidding ourselves if we treat it as a total surprise. "
"Freedom," shouts this pro-Trump protester inside the United States Senate.
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The takeover of the Capitol was led by mostly - if not entirely - white people.
Some election officials pointed out that Trump's constant attack on the legitimacy of the general elections was the factor that led the most radical sector of his base to demonstrate untimely on Wednesday.
A supporter of President Trump holds up a Confederate battle flag on the second floor of the United States Capitol, near the entrance to the Senate, after breaching facility security.
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Never, in its more than 220 years of history, had something similar to what was seen this Wednesday occurred in the United States Capitol.
The most recent events compared to what happened in 2021 occurred in 1814, just 14 years after the building was inaugurated, when British forces tried to set it on fire.
In the gallery of the House of Representatives, some people are seen wearing gas masks.
Those who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday may face charges for the violations committed: for both minor and felony crimes.
Among the charges that apply to what happened in the capital are the crimes of trespassing, entering a restricted federal building with weapons and physical damage to government property.
Some people take refuge in the gallery of the House of Representatives, while protesters try to break in.
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