Machete-wielding man arrested at US Capitol ahead of Trump visit
A man carrying a machete and several knives has been detained at the US Capitol building just hours ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s expected visit.
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A machete-wielding man has been arrested at the US Capitol just hours ahead of Donald Trump’s expected visit.
US Capitol Police have detained the man, who allegedly tried to smuggle a machete and three knives into the Capitol Visitor Centre.
The man was caught with the weapons through an X-ray scan at an entrance to the complex, the New York Post reports.
“During security screening at the CVC’s north doors, our officers spotted a machete in the man’s bag, stopped the X-ray machine, arrested the man, and secured the machete,” US Capitol Police said in a statement.
“Three knives were also found in the bag, along with the machete. Security screening was temporarily stopped at the north side of the Capitol Visitor Centre while we investigated.”
The US Capitol and the surrounding area has been placed under increased security ahead of Mr Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
The coffin of the late former US president Jimmy Carter has also been lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
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