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| Violence erupts as protesters chase and attack Trump supporters in San Jose – live | Violence erupts as protesters chase and attack Trump supporters in San Jose – live |
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| 5.27am BST | |
| 05:27 | |
| As the police advance on the small crowd of remaining protesters, some are pushing back. | |
| Fights between cops and protesters starting pic.twitter.com/TKkNoHiEBy | |
| 5.25am BST | |
| 05:25 | |
| Nicky Woolf | |
| Police in riot gear, brandishing nightsticks, pushed the main group of a hundred or so protesters up the road. Several protesters attempted to build a barricade using traffic barriers, but others pushed it over with shouts of “fuck your wall”. | |
| Police moving again, pushing protesters back. It's getting dark out pic.twitter.com/yj3GARtZ1J | |
| Others threw water bottles at the police as they addressed protesters over a loudspeaker, saying “this is an unlawful assembly, disperse now or you will be arrested.” | |
| A large group of protesters fled down a side street, while a few stood and faced them. | |
| After a loud call, the police charged the protesters and at this point appear to have begun making arrests. | |
| Cops chasing us up the road, people just got these barricades out pic.twitter.com/wE2vVWDvlx | |
| 5.12am BST | |
| 05:12 | |
| Tom Llamas of ABC News says that tonight was “the most violent demonstrations we’ve seen”. | |
| Protestors have mostly dispersed. Still pockets of activity around convention center.This was by the most violent demonstrations we've seen. | |
| 5.01am BST | |
| 05:01 | |
| Video of the moments before and after a woman was egged by protesters around 7:30 pm local time. | |
| Watch: The moment a Trump supporter, surrounded by protesters, is egged in the face, hit by other food. pic.twitter.com/qYFdwJWvrS | |
| Updated | |
| at 5.05am BST | |
| 4.41am BST | 4.41am BST |
| 04:41 | 04:41 |
| Reports of flag burning by protesters | Reports of flag burning by protesters |
| John Stanton of Buzzfeed posted a video of a flag being burnt as a crowd cheered. | John Stanton of Buzzfeed posted a video of a flag being burnt as a crowd cheered. |
| Protests have moved out onto San Carlos st pic.twitter.com/0JmUTmZP9c | Protests have moved out onto San Carlos st pic.twitter.com/0JmUTmZP9c |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.44am BST | at 4.44am BST |
| 4.31am BST | 4.31am BST |
| 04:31 | 04:31 |
| Further outbreaks of violence outside Trump rally as police stand back | Further outbreaks of violence outside Trump rally as police stand back |
| There are more scuffles outside the San Jose venue where Trump was speaking earlier. With police continuing to stand back there have been reports now of several attacks on supporters of the Republican presidential candidate. | There are more scuffles outside the San Jose venue where Trump was speaking earlier. With police continuing to stand back there have been reports now of several attacks on supporters of the Republican presidential candidate. |
| The video below from our reporter Nicky Woolf shows some of what that descent into disorder. | The video below from our reporter Nicky Woolf shows some of what that descent into disorder. |
| Another fight breaks out pic.twitter.com/SuJ9UJA9iF | Another fight breaks out pic.twitter.com/SuJ9UJA9iF |
| 4.31am BST | 4.31am BST |
| 04:31 | 04:31 |
| John Podesta, chair of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, is saying that violence has “no place in this election”. | John Podesta, chair of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, is saying that violence has “no place in this election”. |
| Violence against supporters of any candidate has no place in this election. https://t.co/PY4vYYszVf | Violence against supporters of any candidate has no place in this election. https://t.co/PY4vYYszVf |
| 4.26am BST | 4.26am BST |
| 04:26 | 04:26 |
| CNN political reporter Sara Murray spoke with protesters in San Jose who said they did not approve of some of their counterparts. | CNN political reporter Sara Murray spoke with protesters in San Jose who said they did not approve of some of their counterparts. |
| Some protesters here are embarrassed by their counterparts. They say throwing cones/eggs/cornering Trump supporters defeats their message | Some protesters here are embarrassed by their counterparts. They say throwing cones/eggs/cornering Trump supporters defeats their message |
| 4.24am BST | 4.24am BST |
| 04:24 | 04:24 |
| Police have so far been holding back as disorder unfolds outside the Trump rally. There was an initial attempt by law enforcement, according to reporters on the ground, to hold back anti-Trump demonstrators from the Republican nominee-in-waiting’s supporters. Since that failed police clad in riot gear have been mostly keeping a distance and, it seems, occasionally retreating. | Police have so far been holding back as disorder unfolds outside the Trump rally. There was an initial attempt by law enforcement, according to reporters on the ground, to hold back anti-Trump demonstrators from the Republican nominee-in-waiting’s supporters. Since that failed police clad in riot gear have been mostly keeping a distance and, it seems, occasionally retreating. |
| Police moving back pic.twitter.com/6pVYljJ4XC | Police moving back pic.twitter.com/6pVYljJ4XC |
| 4.24am BST | 4.24am BST |
| 04:24 | 04:24 |
| Trump supporter has eggs thrown at her | Trump supporter has eggs thrown at her |
| NBC News correspondent Jacob Rascon tweeted early a photo of a woman being attacked by protesters with eggs and bottles. | NBC News correspondent Jacob Rascon tweeted early a photo of a woman being attacked by protesters with eggs and bottles. |
| Woman who supports Trump surrounded by protesters, who taunt her, then throw eggs and bottles at her. pic.twitter.com/nHJ3cgYOfR | Woman who supports Trump surrounded by protesters, who taunt her, then throw eggs and bottles at her. pic.twitter.com/nHJ3cgYOfR |
| 4.20am BST | 4.20am BST |
| 04:20 | 04:20 |
| Our reporter Julia Carrie Wong was on the scene from the start, reporting on what were initially peaceful protests before they erupted into clashes once Trump was in the venue and began speaking. Her Twitter feed attests to that chronology. | Our reporter Julia Carrie Wong was on the scene from the start, reporting on what were initially peaceful protests before they erupted into clashes once Trump was in the venue and began speaking. Her Twitter feed attests to that chronology. |
| Increasingly rowdy protesters chase Trump supporters into hotel throwing water, chanting "fuxk Donald trump" pic.twitter.com/SF4XCv3LZ6 | Increasingly rowdy protesters chase Trump supporters into hotel throwing water, chanting "fuxk Donald trump" pic.twitter.com/SF4XCv3LZ6 |
| On a car pic.twitter.com/3Gzx6wGZNB | On a car pic.twitter.com/3Gzx6wGZNB |
| This man was tripped and fell, then ran again pic.twitter.com/OjM4vGUGHy | This man was tripped and fell, then ran again pic.twitter.com/OjM4vGUGHy |
| Police are declaring unlawful assembly | Police are declaring unlawful assembly |
| 4.16am BST | 4.16am BST |
| 04:16 | 04:16 |
| A video posted by Tim Pool of Fusion shows a man coming up behind a Trump supporter in a yellow shirt and swinging something at the side of his head, striking him. | A video posted by Tim Pool of Fusion shows a man coming up behind a Trump supporter in a yellow shirt and swinging something at the side of his head, striking him. |
| VIDEO: #Trump supporter attacked and left bleeding in San Jose. https://t.co/u3847ViIqz | VIDEO: #Trump supporter attacked and left bleeding in San Jose. https://t.co/u3847ViIqz |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.28am BST | at 4.28am BST |
| 4.16am BST | 4.16am BST |
| 04:16 | 04:16 |
| Nicky Woolf | Nicky Woolf |
| LIVE on #Periscope https://t.co/kHIwcLHJWT | LIVE on #Periscope https://t.co/kHIwcLHJWT |
| Reporter Nicky Woolf has some live footage from the scene. | Reporter Nicky Woolf has some live footage from the scene. |
| 4.09am BST | 4.09am BST |
| 04:09 | 04:09 |
| Protests break out near Trump's San Jose rally | Protests break out near Trump's San Jose rally |
| Good evening from the Bay Area where, not for the first time, a Donald Trump rally has broken out into disorder. There have been repeated clashes outside of the Republican frontrunner’s rally in San Jose, according to the two Guardian two reporters on the ground, Nicky Woolf and Julia Carrie Wong. They’re relaying details of tense clashes and occasional fights breaking out. | Good evening from the Bay Area where, not for the first time, a Donald Trump rally has broken out into disorder. There have been repeated clashes outside of the Republican frontrunner’s rally in San Jose, according to the two Guardian two reporters on the ground, Nicky Woolf and Julia Carrie Wong. They’re relaying details of tense clashes and occasional fights breaking out. |
| In an ugly twist, there are multiple reports of anti-Trump supporters violently attacking the billionaire’s supporters as they trickled out of the venue where he finished speaking around 30 minutes ago. We’ll bring you updates as things develop. | In an ugly twist, there are multiple reports of anti-Trump supporters violently attacking the billionaire’s supporters as they trickled out of the venue where he finished speaking around 30 minutes ago. We’ll bring you updates as things develop. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.20am BST | at 4.20am BST |