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Warnings of possible attempt to attack U.S. Capitol by militia group: U.S. Capitol Police

FILE PHOTO: Police release tear gas into a crowd of pro-Trump protesters during clashes at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police department has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot to "breach the Capitol by an unidentified militia group" on Thursday, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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