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| Several people have been arrested after burning an American flag in a protest outside the Republican National Convention. Protesters claimed police used pepper spray, but the city of Cleveland has disputed that. | Several people have been arrested after burning an American flag in a protest outside the Republican National Convention. Protesters claimed police used pepper spray, but the city of Cleveland has disputed that. |
| Cleveland Police said that two officers were “assaulted” and sustained “minor injuries.” | Cleveland Police said that two officers were “assaulted” and sustained “minor injuries.” |
| Law enforcement and fire officials enforced a “dispersal order,” forcing both demonstrators and reporters to leave the scene, declaring it a crime scene. | Law enforcement and fire officials enforced a “dispersal order,” forcing both demonstrators and reporters to leave the scene, declaring it a crime scene. |
| Cleveland Police Department said in a statement that 22 demonstrators have been arrested during the Republican National Convention so far, including 17 on Wednesday in relation to a flag burning demonstration. Fifteen of them face misdemeanor chares, while two others face felony assault on officer charges. | |
| Anti-Trump protesters gathered at Cleveland's Public Square on Wednesday, and around 4:00 p.m., about a dozen protesters put on T-shirts emblazoned with the banner of the Revolutionary Communist Party. | Anti-Trump protesters gathered at Cleveland's Public Square on Wednesday, and around 4:00 p.m., about a dozen protesters put on T-shirts emblazoned with the banner of the Revolutionary Communist Party. |
| A woman in the group then set a US flag on fire amid chants of "2, 4, 6, 8, America Was Never Great," but moments later, Cleveland police and fire officials moved in with a fire extinguisher. | A woman in the group then set a US flag on fire amid chants of "2, 4, 6, 8, America Was Never Great," but moments later, Cleveland police and fire officials moved in with a fire extinguisher. |
| A protester set a US flag alight, briefly setting himself and others on fire too, the police also said. | |
| However, reports of police using pepper spray were disputed by the city of Cleveland on Twitter. | However, reports of police using pepper spray were disputed by the city of Cleveland on Twitter. |
| The protest appears to be lead by the Los Angeles Revolution Club. In early July, the club burned a flag to protest the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a faction of the Revolutionary Communist Party, headed by Carl Dix. | The protest appears to be lead by the Los Angeles Revolution Club. In early July, the club burned a flag to protest the police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a faction of the Revolutionary Communist Party, headed by Carl Dix. |