Anti-NATO protest ends with 45 arrests in Chicago.
A protest against the war in Afghanistan gathered around 2 people during the Atlantic Alliance summit, which brought together more than 50 countries. Four people were injured.
247 with international agencies – A demonstration against the war in Afghanistan resulted in the arrest of at least 45 people and left four injured on the streets of Chicago. The city hosted the Atlantic Alliance summit, which brought together more than 50 countries to analyze the withdrawal of international troops from the country. The anti-NATO protest involved approximately 2 people, according to local authorities.
The demonstration began peacefully, until a group dressed in black with their faces covered refused to follow police instructions not to approach the convention center.
Riot police then formed a security cordon to stop the advance of the demonstrators, but the demonstrators confronted the officers, causing disturbances. Four members of the security forces were taken to the hospital.
According to information from the EFE news agency, since early morning war veterans and members of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement began to gather in Grant Park, next to Lake Michigan, with signs bearing messages against NATO and war. "We support acts of conscience, but we don't pay taxes for war" and "Don't like war? Don't pay for it, our taxes are arming the world," some of the signs read.