CHICAGO—Night-time protests outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago on Aug. 20 led to between 55 and 60 arrests, according to Superintendent Larry Snelling of the Chicago Police Department.
He said exact figures would be provided at a later stage.
“Last night was a danger to our city and a danger to our citizens,” he told reporters during a press conference on Aug. 21, more than half a day after violence broke out west of the United Center during the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
The Epoch Times witnessed multiple arrests as pro-Palestinian demonstrators, many with their faces obscured, physically clashed with law enforcement on Madison Street….