Riot police form a line against protesters on 14th Street ahead of the presidential inauguration, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Watch: Anti-Trump protesters break things, vandalize businesses, terrorize the populace
January 20, 2017
As President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony continues, rioters have taken to the streets of Washington D.C. to protest the passing of the torch.
Footage from BBC News showed rioters dressed in black with black handkerchiefs masking their faces using flag poles to break windows of nearby businesses. Police quickly chased them off, spraying an unknown substance at the protesters as they ran away.
Protesters take to the streets of Washington ahead of Donald Trump's #inaugurationhttps://t.co/3dAngYF0eY pic.twitter.com/cWx5pKBs4U
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 20, 2017
Anti-Trump protesters can be seen smashing windows in Washington on the day of his inauguration https://t.co/Yq5d4v3D8A
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 20, 2017
Wall Street Journal reporter Byron Tau also shared a video of rioters and police surrounded by smoke, with commotion in the streets, along with a picture of a local Starbucks with shattered windows.
Starbucks vandalized at 13th and I. pic.twitter.com/Lvufm8PBui
— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) January 20, 2017
Protesters just smashed the windows of this limo, threw in a flare pic.twitter.com/KMeXIbzBHH
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
Zoe Tillman with BuzzFeed reported that a person had been trampled and was taken away on a stretcher, and later said protesters and rioters were being arrested.
Police with a person in distress, not clear what happened pic.twitter.com/moSWKPPJsu
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
Person taken out on a stretcher, heard an officer say they were trampled. Same person cops were sitting w/ earlier pic.twitter.com/bAtrFMNxLS
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
Police have 12th and L completely closed off as arrests taking place pic.twitter.com/Jxa9UIt1Cu
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
The riots are expected to rage on as the inauguration ceremonies continue through the night.
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