Inauguration protesters vandalize businesses, break windows

Published January 20, 2017 3:54pm ET



Protesters were seen vandalizing businesses and breaking windows in downtown Washington as President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremonies took place.

The D.C. police department said in a statement: “At approximately 10:30 a.m., an organized group was observed marching south in Northwest Washington. On their way, members of the group acting in a concerted effort engaged in acts of vandalism and several instances of destruction of property. More specifically, the group damaged vehicles, destroyed the property of multiple businesses and ignited smaller isolated fires while armed with crowbars, hammers, and asps.”

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