Among rubbish, food and various other objects that could not enter the Capital One Arena, in Washington DC, the venue that hosted one of the events on Trump’s inauguration day, there were thousands of suitcases, including some quite expensive ones.
A took place on Monday and mobilized crowds, who went to Washington DC to watch the event that made the . Due to the cold, the typical parade celebrating the inauguration of North American heads of state had to be held inside a sports arena, which forced thousands of people to leave belongings behind.
As a result of the large turnout, and for security reasons, large piles of suitcases and backpacks were left outside the where the traditional inauguration parade took place.
Images taken by Reuters show the amount of belongings that had to be abandoned by spectators who did not want to miss Trump’s last speech of the day.
Among the immeasurable amount of suitcases scattered around the security checkpoint were some whose value could reach hundreds or thousands of euros.
The Reuters agency reports that many people wasted time looking for the most valuable items among the piles of objects that had to be left behind.
Initially, the usual investiture parade was not going to be held at the Capital One Arena, but rather on the streets of the North American capital, however the low temperatures that were felt forced the event to be moved.
The sports arena is home to the NBA team Washington Wizards and the National Hockey League club, the Washington Capitals.
It was built in 1997, has capacity for around 20 thousand people and is located between the Capitol and the White House.
