‘They turned holy ground into a battleground’
“I was suddenly coughing from the tear gas. We heard those explosions and people would drop to the ground because you weren’t sure what it was,” Ms Gerbasi said.They fled the scene, leaving behind medical supplies, and regrouped several blocks away to nearby K Street when she saw on her phone photos of Mr Trump in front of the church holding a bible.
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