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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.
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President-elect Joe Biden and Virginia National Guard soldiers standing outside the US Capitol (Getty Images)
America is tense ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th president on January 20, thanks to the riot that broke out at the Capitol Hill on January 6. Supporters of the incumbent president, Donald Trump, stormed the seat of the Congress on that day to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Five people, including one policeman, lost their lives in the violence that followed and Trump faced a massive backlash following the events, including an impeachment the second of his tenure.