‘We’re going to burn this’: Protesters surround police behind White House after arrest

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Protesters on Tuesday surrounded Washington, D.C., police after they arrested a masked man behind the White House.

Police chased the man down the street before stopping him at an intersection. Protesters followed and confronted the officers who held the man down. Soon, a mob formed and police protected themselves with a ring of bicycles. Protesters began chanting at them as police attempted to push them backward.

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