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As National Guard The troops were in the U.S. capital on Thursday, with about seven National Guard and other military vehicles exacerbating their presence in the U.S. capital, with about 25 to 30 soldiers standing guards outside the United Station in DC.
president Donald Trump’s Part of the federal government moving to the District of Columbia Police Force began earlier this week, but National Guard forces expanded their presence Thursday at the National Mall, Metro Station, located at Union Station, near the U.S. Park Building in Anacostia, Columbia, and elsewhere near the nation’s capital.
As of Thursday, 800 National Guard members have been mobilized Washington, DC, According to the Ministry of Defense. Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said the troops were not armed and supported other federal law enforcement agencies that had been called to DC to quell the violence there.
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“The scope of support can be adjusted according to the needs of our partners,” Wilson said. “This is with [Los Angeles] Tasks, we can temporarily detain someone and then hand them over to law enforcement. ”
At Union Station, especially on Thursday evening, the Fox News figures were about 25 to 30 National Guard personnel, all-arm police, four Hummers and three Mtvs.
Fox News Digital only sees riot batons carried by the troops.
The National Guard has intensified its operations in the U.S. capital this week, including dozens of defenders outside the D.C. Union Station. (Fox News figures)
Other federal law enforcement agencies supported by the National Guard include the FBI, the Alcohol, Tobacco and Gun Bureau (ATF), the Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Secret Services Department.
Operations aimed at reducing crime in the U.S. capital initially focused on night patrols, but they will begin 24/7 patrols on Thursday.
Increase law enforcement The presence in Washington, D.C. has led protesters to take to the streets, including a few seen at Union Station on Thursday.
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On Wednesday night, local media Report instruct 100 protesters In a community in Northwest Washington, D.C., police set up a vehicle checkpoint that came out to challenge the increase in police officers.
Morgan Phillips of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
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