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US Capitol calm amid high security as supporters of Donald Trump hope he will return for second term
Outnumbered by security forces deployed to deter any possible attack, a small group of Qanon conspiracy theory followers have gathered near the US Capitol on the day the movement predicts former president Donald Trump will return to office for a second term.
Key points:
- High security was deployed at the US Capitol after police had warned of a potential attack
- Qanon conspiracy theorists believed Mr Trump will return to power on March 4
- Until 1933, March 4 was the date of the US presidential inauguration
National Guard troops patrolled inside a large black fence encircling the Capitol, the scene of a deadly insurrection by supporters of Mr Trump that killed five people in January.
Police had warned of a potential attack by militants to mark…
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