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FBI warns of possible’armed protest’ ahead of presidential inauguration ceremony | Voice of America

Ahead of the inauguration ceremony of US President-elect Joe Biden on the 20th, 50 states including Washington, DC, have entered the’emergency system’.

On the day of the inauguration ceremony, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned 50 states of the possibility of a’armed demonstration’ by President Donald Trump’s supporters on the day of the inauguration, according to AP news reports.

In this regard, the states of Maryland, New Mexico and Utah have declared a state of emergency.

In addition, state defense forces were deployed in California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Texas closed the State Capitol from the 16th to the day of inauguration.

Currently, about 10,000 State Defense Forces have been deployed in Washington, DC, and it is known that the troops will increase to 25,000 by the 19th, the day before the inauguration ceremony.

At the request of the Secret Service, most of the Washington DC National Mall area was temporarily closed from the 15th to the 21st, the day after the inauguration ceremony.

The Biden Transition Committee previously urged US citizens to refrain from visiting Washington, DC on the day of the inauguration ceremony due to concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

In the midst of this, the media reported that some Trump supporters and “extreme right-minded” organizations posted online postings on the Sunday ahead of the inauguration ceremony, announcing the “armed demonstration” on the 17th, and officials are watching closely.

On the 15th, a man from Virginia was arrested while trying to pass a security checkpoint near the Capitol with a pistol and 500 ammunition in a truck.

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