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A Trump hat burns during a protest near where Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally in San Jose, California on June 02, 2016. Protesters attacked trump supporters as they left the rally, burned an american flag, trump paraphernalia and scuffled with police and each other.(Photo: Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images)
Bottles were thrown, hats went up in flames and one Donald Trump supporter took raw eggs to the face when violence broke out during a protest outside the Republican candidate's rally in San Jose.
Hundreds of demonstrators marched for hours around the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>McEnery Convention Center, where Trump spoke in front of thousands. The crowd grew unruly throughout the night and started several confrontations with Trump supporters.
About a dozen fights broke out amid the crowd, the Associated Press reported. Videos and photographs from outside the rally captured protesters fighting with supporters, burning hats and ripping up Trump banners. One woman was "taunted" by protesters and hit in the face with raw eggs.
Another was hit in by what appears to be a bag, leaving his ear bloodied.
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An officer was assaulted outside the event, San Jose Sgt. Enrique Garcia said in an email. Police made "a few" arrests after the rally, but Garcia did not say how many were detained or give other information.
San Jose police<span style="color: Red;">*</span>shut down<span style="color: Red;">*</span>streets<span style="color: Red;">*</span>surrounding the convention center to vehicular and foot traffic ahead of Trump's event. In a statement, Chief Eddie Garcia said,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"we will do everything possible to protect the First Amendment, those attending, our Community, and our Officers."
Police declared the demonstration an unlawful assembly<span style="color: Red;">*</span>30 minutes after the Trump rally ended, around 8:30 p.m. PST/11:30 p.m. ET. Officers wearing tactical gear were seen guarding the convention center and blocking protesters.
Nearly an hour after the Trump rally ended, police brought out a megaphone and said, "leave now and you will be arrested."
According to a tweet from NBC News' Jacob Rascon, one protester yelled back, "we don't follow the law."
Aya Hilali holds up a sign during a protest near where republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally in in San Jose, California on June 02, 2016. Protesters attacked trump supporters as they left the rally, burned an american flag, trump paraphernalia and scuffled with police and each other.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Josh Edelson, AFP/Getty Images)
In the hours since the protests unfolded, both officials from Democratic presidential campaigns condemned the violent confrontations by protesters. John Podesta, chair of Hillary for America, and Mike Casca, rapid response director for Bernie Sanders, both spoke out against the scuffles on Twitter.
Inside the rally, Trump was heckled at by a protester in the crowd. Trump told the crowd not to worry about it.
"Let him enjoy himself...we need our protesters," he added. "We've got to be nice."
This message runs contrary to what Trump has said at previous rallies, including one in November when attendees<span style="color: Red;">*</span>kicked a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Black Lives Matter<span style="color: Red;">*</span>activist (Trump said, "Maybe he should have been roughed up.")
This time, Trump told the crowd,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"I've learned. Don't hurt him."
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