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| Protesters break windows, pepper spray used during DC march (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) | Protesters break windows, pepper spray used during DC march (VIDEOS, PHOTOS) |
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| Protests surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump have reached fever pitch as demonstrators turn violent, smashing windows and throwing objects around DC. | Protests surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump have reached fever pitch as demonstrators turn violent, smashing windows and throwing objects around DC. |
| Just ahead of Trump's scheduled swearing-in, some 500 protesters tore through downtown Washington, smashing symbols of capitalist America along the way. | Just ahead of Trump's scheduled swearing-in, some 500 protesters tore through downtown Washington, smashing symbols of capitalist America along the way. |
| Windows of a Bank of America branch, a McDonald’s restaurant and a Starbucks were among the targets. | Windows of a Bank of America branch, a McDonald’s restaurant and a Starbucks were among the targets. |
| Police used flash grenades, tear gas and pepper spray to subdue and arrest members of the crowd. | Police used flash grenades, tear gas and pepper spray to subdue and arrest members of the crowd. |
| READ MORE: Trump supporters blocked at checkpoints amid inauguration day clashes (VIDEO) | READ MORE: Trump supporters blocked at checkpoints amid inauguration day clashes (VIDEO) |
| RT’s Alexander Rubinstein reported being hit with a flash grenade before he was arrested, along with others, while covering the protests. | RT’s Alexander Rubinstein reported being hit with a flash grenade before he was arrested, along with others, while covering the protests. |
| Trump’s inauguration day has been marked by various groups across the city protesting the new president’s stance on immigrants and Muslims and his attitude towards women. | Trump’s inauguration day has been marked by various groups across the city protesting the new president’s stance on immigrants and Muslims and his attitude towards women. |
| Earlier in the day, activist group Disrupt J20 blocked several security checkpoints leading to viewing areas for the ceremony. | Earlier in the day, activist group Disrupt J20 blocked several security checkpoints leading to viewing areas for the ceremony. |
| READ MORE: RT America reporter arrested while covering inauguration protests | READ MORE: RT America reporter arrested while covering inauguration protests |
| A group of protesters were being pushed back by a line of helmeted police, wearing anti-riot gear, from the main parade route in downtown Washington. The sounds of pepper spray and other crowd control devices can be heard being fired. | |
| Police are pushing back with plastic shields as tear gas and flash-bang devices are lobbied against protesters. | Police are pushing back with plastic shields as tear gas and flash-bang devices are lobbied against protesters. |
| “We don’t need you here, put away your riot gear,” chanted the crowd. | “We don’t need you here, put away your riot gear,” chanted the crowd. |
| READ MORE: Trump's inauguration takes over DC | |
| Protesters three blocks away north from the parade route on 13th Street, with police preventing them from moving forward. The inaugural parade starts at 3pm. | |
| “We have significant damage in a number of blocks in our city,” Interim Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said, according to McClatchy. | |
| “We have a little over 90 arrests,” Newsham said, adding that the protesters were only “a very, very small percentage of the numbers of folks who came to peacefully assemble in our city.” | |
| Newsham put the number of protesters at “a couple hundred,” but Reuters estimated as many as 500 people may have taken part. | |
| As parade begins, the crowd, still three blocks north of the route, chant "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA." |