United States: after a new alert near the Capitol, the concern remains
Police vehicles park in the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington as a suspicious vehicle has been identified on August 19, 2021. REUTERS - ELIZABETH FRANTZ
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In the United States, the man who threatened to detonate a bomb near the Capitol surrendered yesterday after several hours of negotiations, he said he wanted to speak to Joe Biden.
The incident reinforces the authorities' concerns about the danger of the domestic threat.
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With our correspondent in New York,
Loubna Anaki
The alert lasted more than five hours.
The time it took for the authorities to negotiate with the man and he decides to surrender.
In his vehicle, the police say they did not find a bomb, but material that could be used in the manufacture of explosives was taken.
For now, the 50-year-old is known to be from North Carolina.
His motivations remain unclear.
But the vast security device quickly deployed has somewhat awakened memories of
the attack on the Capitol
last January.
And also the discovery the day before, in the district, of a car with a homemade bomb.
The barriers have since been removed, but security is still tightened around the building.
Because the intelligence services know it, the main threat today in the United States is the internal threat, in particular coming from the extreme right.
Recently published reports indicate that far-right forums are as active as they were in the days before the Capitol attack.
And according to a recent survey published by the Associated Press agency, 60% of Americans claim to be more afraid of domestic terrorism than terrorism from abroad.
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