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Washington, Jan 12: The FBI has warned that it has received intelligence that “armed protests” were being planned at all 50 US state capitols and in Washington DC in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden”s inauguration on January 20, leading to fears of more deadly violence by extremists supporting outgoing President Donald Trump.
Posts on pro-Trump and far-right online networks have called for protest action on a number of dates, including armed demonstrations in cities across the country on January 17 and a march in Washington DC on inauguration day itself.
“Armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols from January 16 through at least January 20, and at the US Capitol…