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Here’s how newspaper front pages across the world looked after mobs stormed the Capitol

by Brooke Seipel - 01/07/21 3:40 AM ET

Newspapers across the country and the world on Thursday printed front pages covering the riots at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday as the violent scenes drew international attention.

The House and Senate were less than an hour into debating the Electoral College certification process when the Capitol was breached by Trump supporters opposing the results of the 2020 presidential race.

It was not until after 8 p.m. that members of Congress returned to their respective chambers to resume debates, which lasted into the early hours of Thursday morning before lawmakers finally affirmed President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s victory.

On Thursday morning, front pages across the nation reflected the incident, the first time the Capitol has been breached since 1812.

Here’s how front pages covered the news:

The front page of The New York Times for Jan. 7, 2021 (late edition). pic.twitter.com/enmoNs55vm

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 7, 2021

Here’s an early look at tomorrow’s @sfchronicle front page: pic.twitter.com/VStopJ4Naj

— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) January 7, 2021

The front page of Thursday’s Washington Post:

Trump mob storms Capitol

President incites crowd to acts of insurrection, violence pic.twitter.com/4H8YVYO3jW

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 7, 2021

Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/i1VtaVQq6H pic.twitter.com/p4c83YmSUI

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 7, 2021

For the first time since 1814, the U.S. Capitol is stormed. Take a look a Thursday’s @PhillyInquirer front page. Photo by @jessicagriffin. pic.twitter.com/K6L0wnUmmQ

— Brian Leighton (@phillyleighton) January 7, 2021