In the US capital, lightning struck the National Guard guarding the White House

Two National Guard guards are hospitalized after a lightning strike that erupted near the White House, reports Fox News.

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On Thursday evening, June 4, when a demonstration against policemen continued in Washington, DC, two US National Guard personnel on duty near Lafayette Square, opposite the White House, were hospitalized after a lightning strike.

The soldiers did not receive a direct lightning strike, but “felt the effects of the next lightning strike” around midnight, said Vito Maggiolo, a spokesman for the district fire and emergency department.

According to representatives of the fire department of the capital, their injuries are serious, but do not pose a threat to life.

In the first week of June, the National Guard was deployed in the capital to protect the protesters and the sights of the city, as agitators sometimes overtook peaceful demonstrations, turning them into riots, especially in front of the White House.

So a White House with its lightsout and the Washington Monument getting hit by lightning.

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- Santiago Mayer (@santiagomayer_) June 5, 2020

Thunderstorms that struck the capital did not suppress the mood of those who opposed the death of George Floyd, but brought lightning strikes and a warning about a flash flood.

The mayor of the city, Muriel Bowser, said at a press conference that she wants all the troops to leave the capital.

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The presence of the National Guard was a subject of controversy in the city when reports appeared that the guard might have been among those who used tear gas against peaceful demonstrators. This was done so that President Trump could get to the historic church, set on fire during the riots, and take a photo there.

Both the police and the park service, as well as the secret service, denied using tear gas against the protesters, but admitted that they used smoke tanks and pepper balls to drive the crowd out.

The names of hospitalized soldiers have not yet been made public.

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