Germany issues travel warning for Washington after attack on Capitol
16 January 2021 |
8:57 am
Germans have been told to avoid central Washington, DC, following Wednesday's storming of the Capitol building. It's one of several advisories the German Foreign Ministry carries about travel to the United States.
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