Protesters broke through police barricades, threw rocks and bottles and set fires outside of a Donald Trump rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tuesday night, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Police responded by firing smoke into the crowd. No arrests had been reported outside the Convention Center, but some people were taken into custody inside the center, where the presumptive Republican nominee was speaking to supporters. A report of shots being fired has not been confirmed, police say:
There is no confirmation that any gunshots were fired, contrary to reports. Possible damage to Convention Center Windows by pellet gun
Despite claims by protesters and some reporters, police say there was not tear gas used, just smoke:
The smoke that has been seen is not tear gas, it’s just smoke. We have not deployed tear gas at this time.
Dozens of officers in riot gear gathered outside the Convention Center. Protesters, many waving Mexican flags, remained outside the center in a showdown with the police after most of the Trump supporters inside went home.
The scene was reminiscent of protests outside a Trump rally in Chicago in March.
Here are more of the videos of the protests that you need to see:
Shit is going ham at this trump rally pic.twitter.com/Dq0h0lFKM5
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) May 25, 2016
Protesters are throwing burning t shirts at trump rally pic.twitter.com/rVbGmHsW6x
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) May 25, 2016
Cops dropping gas in albu pic.twitter.com/be96hon2rR
— john r stanton (@dcbigjohn) May 25, 2016
.@ABQPOLICE have just deployed tear gas on #TrumpRally crowd #trump #Albuquerque #abq @KOB4 pic.twitter.com/35p0TVk40d
— Caleb James (@CalebJamesKOB) May 25, 2016
Massive protest outside Trump ABQ rally. Police in standoff with anti Trump protesters pic.twitter.com/RWvvRYLL4Y
— Kayla Epstein (@KaylaEpstein) May 25, 2016
The anti-Trump rally was more calm earlier Tuesday:
Hundreds of anti-Trump demonstrators march down streets of Albuquerque before @realDonaldTrump speaks to supporters.
Protesters also interrupted the rally inside the Convention Center while Trump spoke:
You can watch the full rally below:
