US Capitol turned into military zone ahead of Biden’s inauguration

Washington : The US Capitol and its surrounding areas have been turned into a military zone ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made in wake of the Capitol Hill riots, which has shaken the country’s confidence and put scrutiny on law enforcement and safety in Washington. Five people died in the clash.
According to a report by The Hill, seven-foot barriers have been staged around the Capitol and its office buildings, and the Supreme Court.
25,000 National Guard troops As many as 25,000 National Guard troops will be deployed, and many of them will be armed. Troops have been photographed sleeping in nearly every corner of the Capitol — an inauguration preparation not seen since President Lincoln was set to take office amid the Civil War, the Hill said.
“At a time when we need a celebration as best can be had under COVID; at a time when we need to unify; at a time when we need to say to the world ‘We are a beacon of democracy and a shining city on a hill,’ our own hill, Capitol Hill is an armed fortress,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Centre.
“It is not like we have not faced anything like this, but we have not faced anything like this in the modern age, even since 9/11,” Barbara added.