The Latest: Arrests made at pro-Trump rally in California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on violence at a pro-Trump rally in Southern California (all times local):
1:50 p.m.
KCBS-TV reports that people were arrested after fights broke out during a rally to support President Donald Trump at a Southern California beach.
The TV station says that about 12:30 p.m. Saturday fights broke out between pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters. KCBS reports that one person was pepper-sprayed by a demonstrator and another was punched.
The Los Angeles Times reports that an anti-Trump protester allegedly doused the organizer of the event with pepper spray and was set upon by a group of Trump supporters.
Huntington Beach police did not confirm the number of arrests, the TV station reported.
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1:30 p.m.
Violence broke out Saturday at a rally on a Southern California beach where supporters of President Donald Trump had gathered to march.
The extent of the clashes between Trump supporters and counter-protesters was not immediately clear.
The Orange County Register reports (goo.gl/dDSHZB) that hundreds of people were at Bolsa Chica State Beach for the event.
Counter-protesters said before the march began that they planned to try to stop its progress with a "human wall."
Authorities could not immediately be reached for details about any arrests.