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The Michigan State Police in the northern United States today temporarily closed the state Capitol building, over a report of an explosion threat.
State Secretary Melory McMoru quoted on her Twitter account a warning message from the police, in which she said that they had temporarily closed the Capitol building after a threat of an explosion, noting that the police reopened the Capitol headquarters to employees and lawmakers after inspecting the building to ensure its safety.
In addition, the US police confirmed that the two explosive devices discovered yesterday in the Capitol Complex and the Republican Party headquarters in central Washington, DC, were “a real threat.
Capitol Police Chief Stephen Sand said in a statement issued today that "the US Capitol Police Department of Hazardous Materials Handling Team determined that both explosive devices were really dangerous and could have caused significant damage to public security," indicating that police experts neutralized both devices and transported them. To the FBI for investigation and analysis.
On the other hand, the Acting US Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, called on Trump to "strongly condemn" the storming of Congress by a group of his supporters.
"We now see that some supporters of the president are using violence as a means to achieve political goals, and this is unacceptable," Wolf said in a statement released today. "I ask the president and all elected officials to strongly condemn yesterday's violence."
Trump's supporters stormed the Congress building yesterday at his instigation, and the violence witnessed by the "Capitol" killed four people and arrested 52 others.