National Guard on hand for US Capitol demo

By Idrees Ali
Updated September 18 2021 - 4:25am, first published 4:20am
A new fence has been erected around the US Capitol ahead of the Justice For J6 protest.
A new fence has been erected around the US Capitol ahead of the Justice For J6 protest.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has put 100 National Guard troops on stand-by to help police protect the Capitol if needed, the Pentagon says, ahead of a planned rally supporting people charged with taking part in the January 6 riot.

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