Public safety officials urged Minnesotans to reconsider planned visits to the Capitol if they could be postponed and asked that those in the area report suspicious activity to local authorities.
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State law enforcement leaders are asking Minnesotans to avoid the State Capitol in the days ahead of the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration as authorities brace for possible violent protests in St. Paul and around the country.
Thursday s statement by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety shortly followed reports that the entire National Mall would be closed for Inauguration Day in Washington, D.C. State officials have not announced similar measures for Minnesota s Capitol complex, saying that it remains a safe place.
But Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington on Thursday, out of an abundance of caution, asked those who don t have a planned activity or business on site to consider visiting another time.