Washington..state of emergency declared until after Biden's inauguration

The White House announced, at dawn today, that President Donald Trump agreed to declare a state of emergency in Washington, DC, hours after the authorities warned of potential security threats during the inauguration of the president-elect next week.

Washington..state of emergency declared until after Biden's inauguration
12 January, 2021   06:35
NEWS DESK

On Monday, the White House said, Trump agreed to declare a state of emergency for Washington, D.C., between now and January 24.

The Pentagon had previously authorized an increase in the number of military personnel deployed in the capital from 6,200 members of the National Guard currently deployed in Washington to 10,000 by the end of the week, with the possibility that about five thousand members of the army could support them on the day of the inauguration on the 20th of this month, thus the total number of soldiers who will secure this ceremony is 15 thousand soldiers.

Since last week, supporters of Trump have been circulating on social media, calls for demonstrations in all parts of the country, including in the federal capital, starting from March 17, in calls to protest that raised fears of more unrest and violence during the inauguration of the president-elect next week.

Protestors storming the Congress on January 6, 5 people were killed, including a woman and a member of the police.

A source at a federal law enforcement agency said today that the FBI has warned that groups are planning to organize potential armed protests in Washington, DC, and in the 50 state capitals in the lead up to the presidential inauguration.

The commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Ismail Qaani, had threatened earlier that the response to the assassination of Qassem Soleimani might come from the American interior.

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