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President-elect Joe Biden and National Guard troops at Capitol Hill (Getty Images)
Authorities in the US are tense ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president on Wednesday, January 20, thanks to the riot that broke out at the Capitol Hill building on January 6. Security cover has been tightened to unprecedented levels ahead of the high-profile ceremony but yet there are fears of an insider attack or other threats.
Officials are carrying out background checks on National Guard (NG) members who are deployed in Washington DC which Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller has said it is more out of a sense of caution than danger but yet the apprehension is very much alive.