Chicago police say protesters broke through part of the outer barrier. The police were immediately on site and Situation under controlThe inner fence was never breached, there was no threat.
The Democratic Party convention in Chicago will take place from Monday to Thursday. Pro-Palestinian activist groups had announced demonstrations against the US government’s support for Israel in the conflict with the Islamist Hamas. According to the organizers, a total of 20,000 people took part in the protest; the AFP news agency spoke of several thousand people. The organizers are calling on the Democrats to support the Palestinians and are also demanding that “all US aid to Israel” be stopped.
Source: Stern
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