Protesters, Police Clash Outside Rnc ; More Than 280 Face Charges in Mayhem

The Washington Times › September 03, 2008

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Police and protesters clashed again outside the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night, a day after authorities arrested more than 280 people during rioting.

Tom Walsh, a spokesman for St. Paul's Joint Information Center - a coordinated law enforcement hub set up for the convention - said authorities fired tear gas at "a group trying to breach security and get to the Xcel Energy Center" on Tuesday night. As of 9 p.m., no arrests had been made, he said.

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Protesters, Police Clash Outside Rnc ; More Than 280 Face Charges in Mayhem

The incident followed the arrests Monday of more than 150 protesters on misdemeanor charges and an additional 130 on felony charges after officials said members of an anarchist group separa...

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