One week after violent protests rattled Charlottesville, Virginia, a scheduled free speech rally in Boston was met with thousands of counter protesters, but the day went off mostly smoothly, police said.
The free speech rally was deemed "officially over" by police ahead of its official end time, but thousands of counter protesters continued to spread out in the city throughout the afternoon, with some protesting peacefully but others confronting officers and people.
A total of 33 arrests were made today, mostly from disorderly conduct and a few assaults on police officers. Police Commissione said that some urine-filled bottles were thrown at officers, and police indicated on Twitter that some demonstrators were throwing rocks at police. After the free speech event has concluded, counter protesters still swarmed Boston this afternoon, and riot police also responded in the city.
An organizer of the free speech event said the group has no affiliation with the white supremacists involved in the violence in Charlottesville.
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