A Philadelphia protest denouncing police violence got violent itself, sending two police officers to the hospital.

The injured officers were sprayed with pepper spray as the tried to control the crowd that described itself as “ungovernable” as they burned an American flag.

#Philly protest right now, “ungovernable” as flag burns. pic.twitter.com/NLYVnfpYlu

— Joshua Scott Albert (@jpegjoshua) February 17, 2017

Many of the protesters, organized by the Black Resistance March, chanted “pigs go home,” “bullets trump hate” and “no good cop but a dead one.”

March now chanting “bullets Trump hate” as it snakes it’s way through Philly https://t.co/U41zIanc8a

— Joshua Scott Albert (@jpegjoshua) February 17, 2017

Protesters now chanting “no good cop but a dead one.” https://t.co/U41zIaENwK

— Joshua Scott Albert (@jpegjoshua) February 17, 2017

Protest organizer Megan Malachi said it was police who initiated the violence.

“We were attempting to continue our protest, continuing to assert our rights to protest and police did not want us to go certain places and they decided they were going to stop us by being violent,” she told NBC 10.

“There is no such thing as a peaceful protest when police are present,” she said.

Philly protesters and police fighting, multiple maced pic.twitter.com/0ITe9zWfGv

— Joshua Scott Albert (@jpegjoshua) February 18, 2017

Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan denied that charge when he spoke to NBC 10.

“Once you elect to spray police officers with a caustic substance, you are no longer involved in protest activity, you are involved in criminal activity,” he said.

Four of the protesters were apprehended, according to NBC 10.

The protest was documented on social media.

Philly Police official tells me 4 men in custody accused of injuring 2 officers with mace, spraying others during protest @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/EiJImoKc03

— Drew Smith (@drewsmithtv) February 18, 2017

Philly Police official tells me 4 men in custody accused of injuring 2 officers with mace, spraying others during protest @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/EiJImoKc03

— Drew Smith (@drewsmithtv) February 18, 2017

Brought the choppers out and all. Peaceful #protest in #Philly gone wrong. Police officers mased. pic.twitter.com/BbqIFdCAfC

— Kendall Alexander (@SteezieKBreezie) February 18, 2017

@AngGervasi People are pouring Pepsi on the faces of those who’ve been sprayed #PhillyProtest pic.twitter.com/ltA5ur6RUT

— Angela Gervasi (@AngGervasi) February 18, 2017

Raymond W Holman Jr Photography https://t.co/4GrFvoG85K Corporate and Editorial assignments. Protest in Philadelphia Pa February 17, 2017 pic.twitter.com/FgkGLqFwOD

— Raymond W Holman Jr (@raymondholman) February 18, 2017

#USA – #Philadelphia – 4 arrested injuring #police w/#mace, spraying others–#PhillyProtest #Phillyhttps://t.co/qgecqfwVY0 pic.twitter.com/nfF5xFuHCI

— R.E.A.L Human Rights (@realhumanrights) February 18, 2017

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