Ahead of inauguration, Washington DC converted into garrison city as threat looms large
The area in and around Capitol Hill, a large part of Pennsylvania Avenue and the White House has been made out of bounds for the general public with eight-feet high iron barricades being erected. PTI January 18, 2021 / 08:45 AM IST
Members of the National Guard stand guard near the Capitol ahead of US President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration in Washington. (Image: Reuters)
Ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on January 29, the American capital over the weekend was literally converted into a garrison city because of the multiple reports of threats and armed violence that security agencies have been receiving over the past few weeks.
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