Police clashes with Palestinian supporters 3 kilometers from the Democratic Party Congress + photo

According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency According to the Associated Press, at the same time as the Democratic National Congress is being held in Chicago, the demonstration in support of Palestine continues in this city. And on the second day of the Congress, Chicago police clashed with demonstrators in front of the Israeli consulate in this city and arrested several people.

Fierce clashes broke out between the police and protesters only minutes after the demonstration began. According to Associated Press, most of the arrests took place in the last hours of the night. Chicago Police Chief Larry Snelling denied reports that police had resorted to “surrounding and restraining” protesters. In this tactic, the police prevent the crowd from dispersing and enclose the protesters in a specific area. Snelling refused to give details about the number of arrests, saying that he did not have the overall statistics!

In the early hours of the evening and at the same time as holding a ceremonial vote for the nomination of Kamala Harris, the vice president of the United States in the election The 2024 presidency of this country at the headquarters of the Democratic Party Congress, some protesters set fire to the American flag three kilometers away from this building. Others were holding the Palestinian flag.

Since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Zionist consulate in Chicago has seen many protests and in a building It is connected to Agilvy Transit Center which is an urban railway station. The security forces severely restricted the passage in this building.