WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington in the days leading up to president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, stoking fears of more bloodshed after last week’s deadly siege at the US Capitol.
An internal FBI bulletin warned, as of Sunday, that the nationwide protests may start later this week and extend through Biden’s Jan 20 inauguration, according to two law enforcement officials. Investigators believe some of the people are members of extremist groups, the officials said. The bulletin was first reported by ABC.
Armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols from January 16 through at least January 20, and at the US Capitol from January 17 through January 20, the bulletin said, according to one official.
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The Capitol siege was just the beginning according to plans being shared on far-right forums that promise an army no police agency can match . Security agencies including the FBI are closely monitoring chatter on niche conservative-friendly sites including Parler as the clock runs out on President Donald Trump s final days in office and his fanatical supporters ramp up the threatening rhetoric. In one post on the since-deplatformed Parler - a site where extremists expressed themselves without the threat of censorship - a self-described retired Colonel bragged about the size of a march planned for the lead-up to Joe Biden s inauguration on January 20.