Police Continuing to Monitor the Situation
Two separate rallies were held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park today in Berkeley, California – one in support of Donald Trump and the other in opposition of the president. Despite a makeshift barrier between the two events, violence soon erupted.
As NBC’s Bay Area affiliate reported, the Berkeley police released in a statement that “there continues to be a number of large fights, some property damage and numerous projectiles being thrown, including fireworks.â€
Though they further reported that prior to the events, city leaders “banned pipes, bats, bricks, rocks, glass bottles, shields, pepper spray, sticks and other potentially dangerous items,†many of these items have been confiscated by police following the violence in the park – including a knife, stun gun, flagpoles and “other contraband.â€
Fifteen people have been arrested according to the San Francisco ABC affiliate, and police continue to monitor the situation. Berkeley police have asked that anyone with photos or videos of the clash share them with police at policecityofberkeley.info or http://bit.ly/berkvideo.
Video and live accounts of the clash from Twitter can be seen below, but NCRM cautions that some readers may find some content disturbing:
Pro and anti-Trump protesters clash at rally in Berkeley
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