Washington D.C. braces for civil unrest by erecting riot fences

Businesses are boarding up in Washington as the capital braces for Tuesday's knife-edge presidential - and any potential repeat of the shocking violence that erupted in the wake of 2020's vote.

City authorities have warned of a 'fluid, unpredictable security environment' in the days and possibly weeks after the polls close, adding that they do not expect a winner between Democrat and Republican to be declared on Election Day.

The specter of , 2021, the day that Trump supporters stormed the US , seeking to overturn the former president's election loss to - hangs heavy over the preparations.

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