Officials Declare US Capitol ‘Secure’ After Police Disperse Protesters

Officials Declare US Capitol ‘Secure’ After Police Disperse Protesters
Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
|Updated:

Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex “secure” after heavily armed police moved to disperse protesters who had gathered outside the Capitol building to demonstrate against the way the 2020 election has been handled. A subgroup of rioters breached the building.

The rioters breached the Capitol building after breaking windows to enter as members of Congress were sitting during a joint session to count Electoral College votes.