25,000 National Guards To Shield Biden Inauguration From Mob, Lone Wolf Threats
Members of the National Guard patrol near the US Capitol building ahead of Biden's inauguration Washington: Washington braced for a tense inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, as more than 25,000 National Guard troops stood watch over a barricaded city, emptied of the spectators who usually throng to the quadrennial ritual. With much of downtown fenced off, security analysts expressed confidence the unprecedented precautions would protect Biden's noon EST (1700 GMT) oath of office from a major assault, like the attack on the U.S. Capitol two weeks ago to the day that left f...
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