Singapore leaders shocked, saddened by violence at US Capitol


Supporters of US President Donald Trump clashing with riot police outside the Capitol building in Washington on Jan 6, 2021 - AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore leaders have expressed shock at the violence that has broken out in the United States, after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol.

In a Facebook post, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean said he hopes the events in the US on Wednesday afternoon (early Thursday, Jan 7, Singapore time) come to a peaceful end.

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