[바이든 시대] FBI puts inauguration ceremony into 25,000 national defense forces’complete investigation’

Input 2021.01.19 08:49 | Revision 2021.01.19 10:11

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has begun a thorough investigation of 25,000 national guards entering Washington DC for the inauguration of the next U.S. President Joe Biden, the Associated Press reported on the 18th (local time).

According to the AP, after authorities warned of the possibility of further violent demonstrations in each state legislature by the day of the inauguration ceremony, a large number of troops were put in around state capitol buildings across the United States, and in case of emergency, such as fences and window screens being installed. I am preparing.

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in an AP interview, “The military authorities are aware of the potential threats,” and “military commanders should be on the lookout for problems within the unit as the inauguration ceremony approaches.” The number of National Guard troops entering Washington is at least twice as much as it was at the previous inauguration.

In Washington DC, most of the National Mall has been closed, and a green zone and a red zone are set up in nearby areas, so only authorized people and vehicles can enter. In this situation On the morning of the 17th, a 22-year-old man with a firearm was arrested by the police at a security checkpoint near the Capitol.

The man is reportedly carrying three high-performance magazines, 37 unregistered ammunition and a Glock 22 pistol. Earlier on the 15th, a man who was trying to enter the direction of the Capitol with a pistol and a live ammunition in a truck was arrested by a police check. A woman pretending to be a law enforcement officer was also arrested at a security checkpoint near the Capitol.

US House Intelligence Commissioner Adam Schiff said in an interview with CBS News, “(Washington DC) is reminiscent of Baghdad, Iraq, where a large number of troops are stationed and barricades are built,” he said. “I didn’t even think that we would see that in the capital of our country.”