Nineteen adults and three juveniles were arrested Saturday night after some of the thousands of demonstrators at a pro-Palestinian rally in an enclave of Middle Eastern immigrants in Brooklyn turned on groups of New York Police officers, throwing “eggs, fireworks, and bottles.” the New York Daily News reported.
A video posted on social media appeared to show at least one officer striking protestors, an incident an NYPD statement said resulted from officers trying to take people into custody. “In the course of doing so, the officer seen in the video is reacting to active resistance by criminals within the crowd,” the statement reads. “The NYPD encourages peaceful protests but will not condone our officers being subjected to any form of violence.”