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6 arrested, 1 hospitalized after Jacksonville anti-war protest erupts in violence (4.7.2017)
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2017-04-07/6-arrested-1-hospitalized-after-jacksonville-anti-war-protest-erupts-violenceA Friday evening protest against the U.S. military action in Syria erupted into violence at Hemming Park downtown and resulted in the arrests of six people, one of whom was hospitalized.
The initially peaceful demonstration escalated about 6 p.m. as protesters clashed with counter-protesters. Then a confrontation between two of them sparked a melee. People in the crowd recorded the incident as it unfolded and uploaded videos to social media, providing glimpses of the mayhem described by police.
***WARNING - this is a violent video***
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