Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters and police clash at Union Station in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2024. (Matthew Hatcher/AFP)
Several activists protesting the war in Gaza have been arrested in Washington, according to media reports, after scuffles broke out between cops and demonstrators who held large marches to shut down areas near the US Capitol.
Capitol Police say they used pepper spray on a group of protesters who became violent and refused police orders to move behind a line.
The fighting broke out near Union Station as US Park Police tried to clear out demonstrators who burned flags and an effigy of Netanyahu, according to local station WUSA, which aired footage of the fisticuffs. Park Police said it had revoked a permit that had been issued for the gathering.
Police do not announce any arrests.
A fountain at Union Station is left daubed with graffiti in support of the Hamas, including an upside-down red triangle used by the terror group’s propaganda arm to boast of its attacks on Israelis.
A person spray paints on the base of the Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain as pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest near the US Capitol as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Thomas / AFP)
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