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BBC: FBI warnings amid fears of more pro-Trump violence

By BBC.

Published Jan. 12, 2021 at 4:26 am

An American flag flies at a makeshift memorial for U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was fatally injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed and entered the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, near the West Front of the U.S.

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The FBI is warning of the possibility of armed protests being held across the US in the days before Joe Biden is sworn in as president. There are reports of armed groups planning to gather at all 50 state capitols and in Washington DC in the run-up to his 20 January inauguration.