Washington DC on high alert.

@AFP graphic on the main events and security plans for the January 20 inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president and vice-president of the United States
The "Field of Flags" is illuminated on the National Mall as the US Capitol Building prepares for the inauguration.

Some 191,500 US flags are covering part of the National Mall to represent the American people who will be unable to travel to Washington, DC for the celebration
The "Field of Flags" erected on the National Mall ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony as the 46th US president in Washington, DC.

With war-zone-like security, no crowds and coronavirus distancing for guests, Joe Biden's swearing-in will be unlike any previous inauguration
Security threat.

Participants are evacuated back inside the US Capitol building and Marine Sentries secure a door after an "external security threat" during an inauguration dress rehearsal in Washington, DC
From the 45th ... to the 46th US president.

#AFPGraphics outlines key points of Donald Trump's presidency and Joe Biden's main agenda in his first 100 days as US president

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