13 arrested, four police officers injured in violent Boston Common protest: ‘Completely despicable’

Thirteen people were arrested Tuesday night in connection with a pro-Palestinian protest that turned violent on the Boston Common and left four police officers injured including various with broken bones according to leaders Protesters turned on police at approximately p m when they began to move from the Common to the area of Tremont and Winter streets Boston Police commented At that time protesters turned on police kicking a marked cruiser assaulting officers blocking traffic and setting off devices causing red smoke in the air Boston Police spokesman Sgt Det John Boyle stated in a Tuesday night comment Eight men and five women were placed under arrest No one had been booked as of shortly before p m The names of those arrested their ages and charges won t be published until Wednesday Boyle announced Four police officers were injured in connection with the development Two officers were taken to local hospitals for therapy Police have preliminary reports of officers with broken bones but all injuries are considered non-life-threatening Boyle noted Another night of violence against police officers in Boston tonight declared Larry Calderone president of the Boston Police Patrolmen s Association Our officers were attacked assaulted and sent to the hospital with injuries Utterly despicable and totally unacceptable We were outnumbered and understaffed for the event he continued We need to put more officers out on the street at these events and help protect ourselves from these ruthless attacks It s happening far too often lately with no repercussions Calderone explained the Herald The protesters appeared to be tied to the pro-Palestinian movement A flyer distributed ahead of the event urged protesters to Flood Downtown for Palestine The demonstration occurred on the two-year anniversary of the Hamas terror attack on Israel that sparked war in the region Those charged in the circumstance would likely be arraigned at Boston Municipal Court on New Chardon Street which according to police has jurisdiction for where the arrests occurred The eruption of chaos and assault on police is the second such occurrence that occurred in the past two days A police cruiser was torched and officers were assaulted early Sunday morning when a street-racing takeover with over participants turned violent at the intersection of Tremont Street and Massachusetts Avenue Two men from Rhode Island were arrested so far in that situation and police have vowed to bring charges against more Flyer for the protest scheduled on Boston Common Tuesday night Flyer graphic