U.S. CAPITOL: LAW ENFORCEMENT ON ALERT AFTER WARNING OF LIKELY BREACH

WASHINGTON: Law enforcement was on high alert on Thursday around the US Capitol after intelligence uncovered a “possible plot” by a militia group to storm the building again, two months after a mob of Donald Trump supporters smashed through windows and doors to try to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s poll victory.

The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of Qanon, that former president Trump will rise again to power on March 4 and that thousands will come to Washington, DC, to try to remove Democrats from office.

Online chatter identified by authorities included discussions among members of the Three Percenters, an anti-government militia group, concerning possible plots against the Capitol on Thursday, according to two law enforcement officials who were not authorised to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.