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Law enforcement on high alert, armed protests planned across the country
Law enforcement on high alert, armed protests planned across the country By NBC12 Newsroom | January 11, 2021 at 6:16 PM EST - Updated January 11 at 11:13 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Less than a week after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the FBI is warning agencies across the country about the possibility of more violent protests.
Flyers are circulating online encouraging armed protests at all 50 state capitols, and Virginia officials say they are monitoring the situation and working across agencies to prepare.
“The anomaly at the U.S. Capitol was just that, an anomaly - we don’t know why it was a failure of the law enforcement groups to protect the most fortified building in the free world,” said NBC12 Safety Expert Mike Jones. “I do know that Capitol Police, as an agency, we plan for events all the time, this is not new for Capitol Police not in Virginia or other police. I know investigat
When Twitter permanently banned President Donald, it cited plans for attacks on unnamed state capitols. With Virginia's General Assembly session set to
The warning, first reported by ABC News, said the FBI has recently received information that an insurrectionist group is calling for “storming” state government buildings and state and federal courthouses.