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Before the 2024 US election: For fear of riots, the state of Washington has activated the National Guard (archive image) © Steve Sanchez via www.imago-images.de
There is a heated mood ahead of the US election: there have already been riots in some places – some expect violence. Washington state is taking preventative measures.
Washington – The mood in the USA is heated before the US election – there is talk of impending riots on election day and in the days after the election. The security measures before the presidential election on November 5th are therefore particularly high this year. Now the state of Washington has put the National Guard on standby in view of possible riots. This is purely a precautionary measure, Governor Jay Inslee said on Friday (local time). However, he wanted to be “fully prepared” for possible civil unrest around election day.
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Inslee is now responding to this incident and to nationwide warnings from the Department of Homeland Security about threats to election infrastructure, the statement said. Between Monday, November 4th and Thursday, November 7th, as many National Guard members should be activated as necessary. This is necessary to maintain public safety and the well-being of everyone.
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