Pro-Palestine protesters clash with police after storming Democratic after-party

A large group of pro-Palestine protesters have stormed a Democratic after-party following a Kamala Harris campaign event. The demonstrators were heard chanting, screaming and setting off smoke bombs, leading to mass arrests on Wednesday night. The protesters also clashed with members of the New York Police Department as the officers attempted to clear the area. The gathering of the Democrats, dubbed ‘New York City Kickoff’, saw federal, state and municipal leaders attend. Prominent figures such as New York Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James attended. The gathering was not an official Harris campaign rally but was a pep rally leading up to the Democratic National Convention next week.