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A dozen members of the US National Guard have been removed from duty at the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden after vetting, which included screening for ties to right-wing extremism, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday.
There was no threat to Mr Biden, they said.
All 12 were found to have ties to right-wing militia groups or posted extremist views online, two officials told AP
The senior intelligence official and another from the Army did not say to which fringe group the Guard members belonged or in what unit they served in.
But Gen Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard, confirmed on Tuesday that the Guard members had been removed and sent home.
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