FBI vets thousands of troops amid fears of insider attack on Biden inauguration
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#5D049)
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Thousands of military personnel guarding Joe Biden's inauguration as US president on Wednesday are being vetted by the FBI amid fears of an insider attack.
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