Riot gear cops rain down blows on protesters

Updated: 2012-05-20 20:30:09

The intersection of Michigan and Cermak in Chicago’s South Loop became a battleground between riot gear-clad police officers and angry protesters wearing all black at the end of a march to protest the NATO Summit being held less than a half mile away. Some protesters were left bloody and detained.

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