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Seattle police arrested several protestors that got out of hand on at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill Saturday.

Officers responded to the protest Saturday afternoon, near Broadway and Pine St.

SPD officials reported that some of the protesters were throwing items at officers, including water bottles. Some also knocked down fencing, police said.

They gave orders to the protesters to back away from officers and to stop throwing things at police.

According to the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, the event was a counter-protest to a gathering planned by a Spokane-based church.

CHSB reported the demonstration was put on by a group called “On Fire Ministries”, which is led by Christian fundamentalist pastor and former state representative Matt Shea.

Participants reportedly planned the event to condemn sex trafficking and abortion, and to defend the “sanctity of the nuclear family.”

 

Officers are making multiple arrests at a protest inside Cal Anderson Park. Orders are being given to protesters to back away from officers and to stop throwing items at officers.

— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD)