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    By Associated Press
    January 11, 2021 — 10:24am
    Thousands of rioters bent on breaking into the Capitol rushed a few dozen police officers guarding the West front of the building. Armed with metal pipes, pepper spray and other weapons, the mob pushed past the thin police line.

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