Chicago police arrested 13 people during first day of DNC; perimeter fence fortified after breach
More fencing added around United Center after DNC protesters breached outer perimeter
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CHICAGO (CBS) — A total of 13 people were arrested during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, police said, including about 10 people from a small group of agitators who breached the outer security perimeter fence outside the DNC during a much larger protest march.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling estimated that 3,500 protesters marched from Union Park, a few blocks away from the United Center, to Park 578, just north of the arena, on Monday afternoon before returning to Union Park, and the vast majority of them remained peaceful.
The protest was a show of solidarity with Palestine, with activists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, and an end to U.S. funding to Israel.
Todd Feurer
Source: cbsnews.com