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9:24 PM
January 20 by Clarence Williams and Tara Bahrampour and Victoria St. Martin
Limo set on fire outside Franklin Square in downtown Washington

As the inaugural parade was underway along Pennsylvania Avenue, just a few blocks away a limo was set on fire.

It created clouds of gray and black smoke outside office buildings along K Street NW.

Limo set on fire at 13th and K streets in NW DC. (Tara Bahrampour/The Washington Post)
Limo set on fire at 13th and K streets in NW DC. (Tara Bahrampour/The Washington Post)

It was not immediately clear who set the limo on fire. It was also not known if anyone was inside at the time or was hurt.

There were also flashbangs and pepper spray being fired along the streets near the park.

Nearly 100 people have been arrested, according to D.C. police.

At one point in the scene along K Street, several police officers helped remove an injured officer.

At one point, police yelled, “Back up” and started to spray pepper spray as some people ran into Franklin Square shouting, “Who’s streets? Our streets.”

As the parade went on and President Trump had passed in his motorcade, some people who turned to leave the parade stopped in their tracks at the sight of smoke coming from the farther north on 13th Street.

10:15 AM
January 20 by Washington Post staff
Live coverage of Trump’s inauguration
In this Jan. 15, 2016, photo, the U.S. Capitol frames the backdrop over the stage during a rehearsal of President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The U.S. Capitol frames the backdrop over the stage during a rehearsal of President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony this week in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump will be sworn in Friday during an inauguration that’s expected to draw between 700,000 and 900,000 people. Security officials said there are 63 demonstration groups, pro and con, also expected Friday. Follow our liveblog for updates through this afternoon’s inaugural parade.