IP: US President declared a state of emergency in the United States capital after US law enforcement officials warned of threats before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Iran PressAmerica:  The order authorizes federal assistance to be extended through January 24 to support efforts in Washington, DC to respond to the emergency situation.

Specifically, it allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency to “identify, mobilize and provide at its discretion, equipment, and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency”.

The move comes after pro-Trump rioters overran the US Capitol building on January 6 in support of Trump’s claims that the US election was stolen from him. Five people were killed in the violence.

Earlier on Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in an internal bulletin warned of possible armed protests in all 50 states and in the US capital in the days leading up to Biden’s inauguration on January 20.

Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter on the weekend requesting tighter security ahead of the inauguration in light of the “chaos, injury, and death” at the Capitol on January 6.

Bowser asked the Homeland Security Department to extend emergency provisions to allow federal and local agencies to better prepare for the inauguration and requested daily intelligence and threat briefings from the FBI from January 11 to January 24.

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