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Trump Supporters, Critics Clash on California Beach

by Associated Press

   HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA --

   A scuffle broke out on a Southern California beach where supporters of
   President Donald Trump were marching when counter-protesters doused
   organizers with pepper spray, authorities said Saturday.

   The violence erupted when the march of about 2,000 people at Bolsa
   Chica State Beach reached a group of about 30 counter-protesters, some
   of whom began spraying the irritant, said Capt. Kevin Pearsall of the
   California State Parks Police. Three people were arrested on suspicion
   of illegal use of pepper spray and a fourth person was arrested on
   suspicion of assault and battery, he said.

   Two people suffered minor injuries that didn't require medical
   attention, Pearsall said.

   An anti-Trump protester who allegedly used the eye irritant was kicked
   and punched in the sand by a group of Trump supporters, [1]the Los
   Angeles Times reported.

   Counter-protesters said before the march began that they planned to try
   to stop the march's progress with a "human wall."

   Earlier this month, a rally in Berkeley, California, in support of
   Trump turned violent, and his supporters clashed with
   counter-protesters in several fights that led to the arrest of 10
   people and left at least seven people injured.

References

   1. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-trump-rally-20170325-story.html