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Added on the 20/01/2021 14:19:43 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Washington (USA), Jan 20 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Carlos Vilas).- Joe Biden will be sworn in as President of the United States on Wednesday in a ceremony at the Capitol with little public attendance and an unprecedented deployment of security forces.FOOTAGE OF THE U.S. CAPITAL UNDER HEAVY SECURITY MEASURES AHEAD OF THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN.
Concrete barriers, fences, and checkpoints: Security tightens in downtown Washington, DC, a day ahead of potential pro-Trump demonstrations. Since the deadly assault on the US Capitol last week, thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed in the capital ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20. IMAGES
President-elect Joe Biden arrives on the balcony of the US Capitol ahead of his inauguration ceremony. IMAGES
Members of the National Guard patrol near the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, as US President-elect Joe Biden is due to host a memorial for victims of the coronavirus at the monument's Reflecting Pool. More than 400,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University. IMAGES
One day before Joe Biden's inauguration, National Guard soldiers gather on Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC. Since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, security has been increased throughout the capital, with thousands of troops deployed. IMAGES
National Guard soldiers man a checkpoint near Congress in Washington, DC, two days before Joe Biden's inauguration. Since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, security has been increased throughout the capital, with thousands of troops deployed. IMAGES