General Daniel Hukanson, commander of the US National Guard, said that up to 15,000 troops have been mobilized in Washington to secure the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Hukanson explained that it is expected that forces of between 10 thousand and 15 thousand will be deployed in the city by Saturday to enhance security, secure transportation, logistics and communications, during the ceremony, which will take place on the 20th of this month.
The American network “abcnews” revealed today that the FBI has warned that armed protests are being planned in Washington, DC and 50 US state capitals before Biden’s inauguration.
It stated that a certain armed group said it planned to travel to Washington on January 16 and had pledged an uprising if attempts were made to remove Trump from office.
Source: “Reuters”