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Police made at least four arrests Tuesday night after pro-Palestinian demonstrators charged officers in Chicago.Dozens of protestors, some wearing black and some carrying Palestinian Flags, gathered outside a building that houses the Israeli consulate in Chicago, roughly 2 miles away from the convention center where the Democratic National Convention is ongoing. One of the protesters was encouraging the others to 'shut down the DNC.' Others burned an American flag.
Earlier arrestsThirteen people were arrested Monday, many of them who were involved in a breach of security fencing in a park at the DNC site. Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said about 3,500 people were present at Monday's demonstrations, the overwhelming majority of them peaceful. Those arrested faced charges including criminal trespass, resisting and obstructing an arrest and aggravated battery of police officers.
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