{"id":48487,"date":"2021-01-18T11:57:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T15:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=48487"},"modified":"2021-01-18T11:57:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T15:57:33","slug":"us-controllers-ramp-up-operation-fear-in-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=48487","title":{"rendered":"US Controllers Ramp Up Operation Fear in D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>US Capitol Placed On Lockdown Over Suspected Tent Fire Under Bridge<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Update (1050ET):\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Washington D.C. appears a bit jumpy, as the lockdown was apparently over a &#8220;small fire involving a tent that is now out,&#8221; according to\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>&#8216;s Manu Raju.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1351193997197389827&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fseek-cover-us-capitol-lockdown-over-undisclosed-security-threat-under-bridge&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1351193997197389827\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>* * *<\/p>\n<p>The US Capitol has been locked down after an undisclosed &#8220;<strong>external security threat<\/strong>&#8221; was identified &#8220;located under the bridge on I-295 and First and F Streets SE,&#8221; according to an email sent to people who work on the Hill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/capitol%20lockdown.jpg?itok=dq8W09SL\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/capitol%20lockdown.jpg?itok=dq8W09SL\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/capitol%20lockdown.jpg?itok=dq8W09SL\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6b31b437-fc10-4530-afa9-5a50d97e02c2\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No entry or exit is permitted at this time, however those already within the complex are allowed to &#8220;move throughout the buildings,&#8221; but are advised to &#8220;stay away from exterior windows and doors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you are outside,\u00a0<strong>seek cover<\/strong>,&#8221; reads the email.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1351190192166727698&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fseek-cover-us-capitol-lockdown-over-undisclosed-security-threat-under-bridge&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1351190192166727698\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The lockdown comes as DC prepares for Wednesday&#8217;s inauguration with approximately 20,000 National Guard troops, while the entire National Mall remains closed to the public and a &#8220;secure military zone&#8221; has been established throughout the entire downtown area.<\/p>\n<p>Roads, bridges and Metro have all been shut down within that zone, according to\u00a0<em>WUSA9<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>a huge plume of smoke was seen on the 100 block of H Street Southeast\u00a0<\/strong>near the Navy Yard. It is unknown if the two incidents are related.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1351187301137870852&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fseek-cover-us-capitol-lockdown-over-undisclosed-security-threat-under-bridge&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1351187301137870852\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Developing&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/seek-cover-us-capitol-lockdown-over-undisclosed-security-threat-under-bridge\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/seek-cover-us-capitol-lockdown-over-undisclosed-security-threat-under-bridge<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Capitol Placed On Lockdown Over Suspected Tent Fire Under Bridge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}