Law enforcement is tracking online posts promoting a violent reunion on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, and other potential threats tied to the upcoming anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, according to intelligence reports obtained by Yahoo News.
The calls for violence in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Jan. 6, are detailed in a Jan. 3 Department of Homeland Security open source intelligence report, which describes flyers for the violent reunion posted online. The DHS report was sent to the FBI and other agencies on Monday for further investigation and includes copies of the flyers being circulated calling for a bloody attack on Jan. 6.
One flyer shows Jan. 6 rioters breaching the Capitol, with superimposed images of blood, while another shows rioters breaching the Capitol last year, with calls to “TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.” A number of the flyers call on people to join the “Reunion on Capitol Hill on January 6 2022.” “Since the violent events one year ago, DHS has enhanced its ability to detect, analyze, and respond to threats,” the spokesperson wrote in a statement to Yahoo News. “The men and women of our Department remain vigilant in their national security mission, and we will continue to review the threat environment and share information with the public and our partners.
The recent calls for violence on the anniversary Jan. 6 include claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, with flyers circulating on social media with bloody images of the Capitol attack with messages like ""TRUMP WON BIG," and "FREE FAIR PEACEFUL ELECTION,” according to images included in the DHS Open Source Intelligence Report.
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