| 2021 United States Capitol massacre | |
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| Part of the 2020–21 United States election protests and attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election | |
| Date | January 6, 2021 11:53 a.m. – 4:56 p.m. (UTC-5) |
| Location | 38°53′23.3″N 77°00′32.6″W / 38.889806°N 77.009056°W |
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| Death(s) | 218[7][8] |
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| Arrested | Over 700 protestors arrested[12] |
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President Trump inciting thousands of his supporters to march on the Capitol 'to stop the steal'. The resulting assault on the Capitol left five dead, scores injured, and the sad spectacle of Trump's supporters defiling the House chambers, vandalizing the Capitol building itself, and leaving the nation to deal with a tragic result
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