Demonstrators stand outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre where votes are being counted. Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested near the centre on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo Demonstrators stand outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre where votes are being counted. Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested near the centre on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo
Demonstrators stand outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre where votes are being counted. Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested near the centre on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo

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Two men armed with loaded guns arrested near vote-counting centre in Philadelphia, US

  • The men travelled from Virginia and did not have permits to carry the weapons in Pennsylvania, police said
  • They were arrested after the FBI in Virginia relayed a tip about their plans to Philadelphia police

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Associated Press
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Updated: 7:57am, 7 Nov, 2020

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Demonstrators stand outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre where votes are being counted. Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested near the centre on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo Demonstrators stand outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre where votes are being counted. Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested near the centre on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo
Demonstrators stand outside the Pennsylvania Convention Centre where votes are being counted. Two men armed with loaded handguns were arrested near the centre on Thursday. Photo: AP Photo
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