CLEVELAND — Hundreds of demonstrators — including anarchists, anti-Muslim protesters, Bikers for Trump and those calling themselves pro- and anti-capitalist — gathered in Cleveland’s Public Square on Thursday ahead of Donald Trump’s star turn on the final night of the Republican convention.
Police on bicycles and on foot formed barriers to keep hostile groups apart as debates but no fighting broke out.
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