Americans hold spontaneous celebrations after Biden victory

As the news broke on Saturday morning US time, many Americans took to the streets to express their joy after a knife-edge election cycle

Kristin Felder, right, celebrates in Atlanta after the 2020 presidential election is called for Joe Bide (Richard Rico/AP)

Supporters of Joe Biden have held spontaneous celebrations across America after he beat Donald Trump in a tense race for the White House.

The former vice president clinched victory on Saturday – some four days after polls closed – after a win in Pennsylvania pushed him over the threshold of 270 electoral college votes.