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On the 20th local time, a rehearsal took place at the Capitol in Washington, DC ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. However, during the rehearsal, a fire broke out in a nearby area, causing all the attendees to evacuate and blockade of the Capitol. First, it was found that there was no connection to terrorism. Connect Washington.
Correspondent Pil-gyu Kim, the rehearsal participants who were preparing for the inauguration ceremony must have been quite surprised.
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On the morning of the 18th, a rehearsal for the presidential inauguration was being held in the Capitol, which is visible behind it.
Originally scheduled for Sunday, it was postponed when armed protests by the extreme right were announced.
Suddenly, smoke appeared and an emergency was caught, and those who had gathered for rehearsals, including military bands, were evacuated indoors.
A broadcast saying’It’s not training, the real situation’ came out, and as the Capitol was blocked, it was said to alert the staff to stay away from the window and not come out.
Fortunately, the fire was found to have come from a nearby road, a homeless camp, about 1 mile away.
It appears that the propane gas cylinder it was brought in has exploded, but the blockade was then lifted and the uproar ended.
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In Washington time, the inauguration ceremony is two days ahead. Are there any special movements of the extreme right?
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There is still no big movement in security.
However, on the day of the inauguration, there are new concerns about the’internal attack’, so let’s hear the story of Commander Daniel Hokanson of the National Guard.
[대니얼 호칸슨/미국 주 방위군 사령관 (CBS) : (워싱턴에 들어오는 주 방위군 모두에 대해 신원조사를 했습니까?) 네, 특별경호국과 FBI의 협조 하에 모든 병사를 조사하고 있습니다.]
It was in mind the possibility that a soldier in extremism would terrorize the elect or a distinguished guest.
In fact, among those arrested for being implicated in the intrusion of the Capitol on the 6th, active-duty national guards were included.
In many ways, there is a situation where it is impossible to slow down the tension.
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Did you hear that the US investigative agency is currently looking for a woman who stole the laptop of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the intrusion to the Capitol?
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A woman from Pennsylvania named Riley June Williams, the FBI says, was planning to sell Pelosi’s laptop to SVR, a Russian foreign intelligence agency, through a friend in Russia.
It was reported by an old lover, and it is said that the investigation agency is currently pursuing an arrest warrant.
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Now, President Trump has little time left to pack up and leave at the White House. In the end, was it decided not to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony?
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Early in the morning on the day of retirement, it is expected to depart from the White House to the nearby Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on a private helicopter Marine One.
The plan is to go to Florida on a stage covered with a red carpet along with the flag and military bands, inviting acquaintances and former officials to the retirement ceremony, and then ride the Air Force One to Florida.
The media reported that the noise from the helicopter would be heard intact to Biden, who is preparing for the inauguration ceremony this morning.
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