Trump, Biden supporters gather amid PA vote count

Pro-Trump protesters rallied outside the Philadelphia Convention Center Friday, responding to groundless accusations from President Donald Trump that the Democrats were trying to steal the White House.

Supporters of Democrat challenger Joe Biden held a counter-demonstration, some holding placards that read "Trump must concede".

Vote counting for the US election was ongoing inside the center to determine the winner of key battleground state Pennsylvania.

Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over Trump in Pennsylvania as well as Georgia.

Elections officials in several states where Biden was ahead said the anger outside the doors at vote-tabulation centers made them fear for the safety of their employees.

A final vote total may not be clear for days because the use of mail-in ballots, which take more time to process, has surged as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.