Washington: The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington DC in the days leading up to US President-election Joe Biden’s inauguration, stoking fears of more bloodshed after last week’s deadly siege at the Capitol.
An internal FBI bulletin warned that, as of Sunday, the nationwide protests may start later this week and extend through Biden’s January 20 inauguration, according to two law enforcement officials who read details of the memo to The Associated Press. Investigators believe some of the people are members of some extremist groups, the officials said. The bulletin was first reported by the American ABC.
Armed men stand on the steps at the State Capitol after a rally in support of President Donald Trump in Lansing, Michigan, on the same day as the US Capitol in Washington was attacked.Credit:AP
“Armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols from 16 January through at least 20 January, and at the US Capitol from 17 January through 20 January,” the bulletin said, according to one official. The officials were not authorised to speak publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
The FBI issued at least one other bulletin — they go out to law enforcement nationwide on the topic — before the riots last week. On December 29, it warned of the potential for armed demonstrators targeting legislatures, the second official said.
