New Warnings of Capitol Attack Raise Tensions in Washington
- U.S. House cancels votes on Thursday partly because of threat
- March 4 seen by some extremists as ‘true inauguration day’
Temporary security fencing topped with razor wire outside the U.S. Capitol on March 3.
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Law enforcement warnings that a militia group may be plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Thursday raised tensions again in Washington and helped prompt the House to cancel plans to meet for votes.
“We have obtained intelligence that shows a possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group on Thursday, March 4,” the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement Wednesday. “We are taking the intelligence seriously.”