WASHINGTON: Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building, smashed windows and fired shots, leaving a person dead, BBC reported.

The violence halted debate over Joe Biden’s election win but Congress will reconvene tonight. Some Republicans were trying to overturn the results in some states but lack sufficient support.

North Carolina Senator Richard Burr placed the blame on Trump.

“The President bears responsibility for today’s events by promoting the unfounded conspiracy theories that have led to this point,” commented Burr.

Former President Barack Obama said history would remember today’s attack, “incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonor and shame for our nation”.

Similarly, Colorado’s state Republican leadership also condemned the mob attack, “just as we condemned the actions of protesters at our own Colorado State Capitol this past spring” amid Black Lives Matter demonstrations.

(With inputs from Agencies)