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Several protesters with firearms gathered at the state capitol buildings in the US prior to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The situation predicted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI seemed even more terrifying.
As reported BBC, Monday (1/18/2021) a small group of protesters, some of them armed, gathered at the state capitol buildings in the United States. Tensions have risen in the wake of the deadly riots on the Capitol in Washington.
The FBI warned of possible armed demonstrations in various parts of the United States prior to Joe Biden’s inauguration as president.
There have been reports of plans to gather armed groups in capitol buildings in 50 states and in Washington DC ahead of Biden’s inauguration on January 20.
Concerns arise amid increased security for the opening ceremony.
On Monday (11/01), Biden told reporters that he is not afraid to take the oath outside the Capitol.
Pro-Trump and far-right online media posts called for protests on various dates, including armed demonstrations in cities across the US on January 17, as well as a march in Washington DC on inauguration day.
An internal FBI bulletin, reported by ABC News and other media outlets, carries a warning that a group is calling for “raids” on the state capitol and in local and federal courts across the country if Trump is removed from office. early.
If not removed, the “raid” takes place on the day of Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Meanwhile, as reported by DW, the US (US) law enforcement agency has increased security ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20.
The acting secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf, hours before his resignation on Monday (11/01), said that he had instructed the US Secret Service to start the operations at a National Special Security Event on January 13.
He said the unrest last week meant the United States had to step up security and advance the security program nearly a week earlier than originally planned.
He added that federal, state and local authorities “will continue to coordinate their plans and resources for this important event.”
As is known, the protests took place outside the capitol in Texas, Oregon, Michigan, Ohio, and elsewhere.
But many other state capitol buildings were deserted on Sunday (01/17) local time amid heightened security in the US legislature.
Until now, only a small group of protesters, numbering in the tens, gathered in various cities, while the streets around the DPRD buildings were empty.
The New York Times reported that some 25 members of the Boogaloo Bois movement were among the armed protesters that gathered on Capitol Hill in Columbus, Ohio.
But the men, who are part of a loosely coordinated extremist group that wants to overthrow the US government, said they were there for long-planned firearms-related protests.
Meanwhile, in Michigan, about two dozen people, some of them with rifles, held a protest outside the capital in Lansing. Police were seen observing the demonstration.
“I am not here to be violent and I hope nothing shows violence,” a protester told the news agency. Reuters.
