Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, Washington Post reports

Jan 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. ‍Pentagon has ordered about ‌1,500 ‌active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible ​deployment ‍to ​Minnesota, the ​Washington ‍Post reported on Sunday, citing defense ‍officials.

Reuters could not ‍immediately ‍verify ​the report.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Chandni ‌Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom ⁠Hogue)