Pro-Palestinian protesters breached part of a security wall set up around the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday.
Video footage posted on X shows protesters chanting, “End the occupation now.”
Several protesters can be seen standing on the other side of the breached security wall while one protester shakes the wall.
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Breitbart News’s Matthew Perdie also filmed a video in which protesters can be heard chanting, “Free, free Palestine,” “Victory to Palestine,” and “End the Occupation Now.”
Protesters can also be heard chanting, “Biden-Harris, you can’t hide. Stop funding the genocide.”
At least four protesters were reported to have been taken into custody, according to ABC7Chicago
Per CNN, four people were arrested, and one more was detained.
The protesters breaching the wall comes as several pro-Palestinian protests have been scheduled throughout the week of the convention.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include reports that people were arrested and detained.
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