Reply #59: Inauguration Protestors Trigger Anxious Moments

[dzika]

1/20/2005

Inauguration Protestors Trigger Anxious Moments

Three blocks from the White House,
protesters tried to rush a security
gate and a flag was burned. Police
briefly locked down the area, trapping
some 400 to 500 spectators.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just seconds before the President' motorcade passed by, protesters triggered some very anxious moments for Washington police and secret service.

Some demonstrators tried to start a fire just behind a fence separating the crowd from the motorcade route. Police moved in with extinguishers to knock down the fire. It is not known if police made any arrests.

The development follows a series of protests in Washington, D.C. today. During a series of marches and rallies, the demonstrators have voiced their opposition to the war in Iraq.

Others are demanding abortion rights, while still others say they want to protest the President's environmental record.


http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/012005_nw_protestors_inauguration.html