In pictures: Trump supporters storm Capitol building

Trump supporters violently stormed the US Capitol building on Wednesday, causing lawmakers to recess today's congressional certification of President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 election win.

Both chambers of Congress, including Vice President Mike Pence, were evacuated as protesters were able to run amuck inside as thousands protested outside (MEE/Ali Harb)

As thousands of Trump supporters surrounded the US Capitol and called for the US election to be overturned, some broke their way into the building.

President Trump initially asked his supporters to "remain peaceful". He later posted a video on Twitter in which he celebrated the protest but called on supporters to "go home" and pull back from the Capitol (MEE/Ali Harb)

A Trump supporter holds an effigy with a noose around its neck near the building, saying: "Traitor" (MEE/Ali Harb)

Representative David Trone posted several photos of himself in an emergency gas mask inside the Capitol just before evacuating to an undisclosed location.

"I am safe. We have been evacuated. Let me be clear: we will not be stopped by this lawless intimidation," he tweeted (Twitter/@RepDavidTrone)

A Trump supporter holds a sign alluding to the debunked conspiracy theory that dead people voted for Joe Biden (MEE/Ali Harb)  

An Israeli flag flies alongside a QAnon flag at the Trump rally near the US Capitol (MEE/Ali Harb)

Some of the protestors were dressed in military gear at the Trump rally (MEE/Ali Harb)

Trump supporters hold a sign that says: "Iranians for Trump" (MEE/Ali Harb)

A large American flag covered protesters at the Trump rally in Washington DC (MEE/Ali Harb)

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