Thousands of protesters attacked delegates, smashed windows, threw bottles and flatten tires during anti-war rally at the RNC.
The trouble happened not far from the Xcel Energy Center convention site, and many of those involved in the more violent protest were clad in black and identified themselves to reporters as anarchists. They wrought havoc by damaging property and setting at least one fire. Most of the trouble was in pockets of a neighborhood near downtown, several blocks from where the convention was taking place.
Police estimates of the crowd shifted several times during the event, ranging from 2,000 to 10,000. The crowd was clearly in the thousands. Late Monday afternoon, long after the antiwar marchers had dispersed, police requested and got 150 Minnesota National Guard soldiers to help control splinter groups near downtown.
Well, if that's the reaction to McCain's camp, then Obama's a sure-in.
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I read an article about the demonstration preparations for the RNC. Apparently, they expected up to tens of thousands of people to protest, but they barely had any people protesting.
Honestly, I thought we wouldn't see any here, either.
Then, to read 2,000 to 10,000 people! WOW.
I think people are tired of their government taking a dump on them.
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