Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton joined President Barack Obama on stage following his speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday.
The two hugged and waved to the loudly cheering audience at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Meanwhile, the scene outside of the arena was nothing short of chaos.
Protesters converged on the security fence around the Center and at one point were able to breach the gate. Several masked demonstrators were stopped by police and arrested by the U.S. Secret Service, WPVI-TV reported.
“We told them, ‘it’s a Federal fence.’ They decided to do it and were taken into custody immediately,” Police Commissioner Richard Ross said. “I don’t understand why they did that.”
Gate breached #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/FmSmCf3XPR
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 28, 2016
Full scene of when protesters breached #DNCinPHL fence & @PhillyPolice attack. #DemsInPhilly #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/09hjCecia1
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) July 28, 2016
Protesters tried to push through gate at Broad & Pattison. Cops rushed to push back. #DemsInPhilly #DNC pic.twitter.com/Hmk9SXimgT
— Michaelle Bond (@MichaelleBond) July 28, 2016
Other demonstrators burned flags, and one woman was reportedly injured when her clothes caught fire from a burning flag.
The flag burning outside #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/UJLQ2tMYZ4
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) July 28, 2016
A protester just caught on fire trying to stomp on a burning flag. #DNCinPHL #DemsInPhilly #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/tgnf5NqNmW
— Natalie DiBlasio (@ndiblasio) July 28, 2016
A woman catches fire after stomping out a US flag lit with lighter fluid. She is being treated for burns @PennLive pic.twitter.com/D5FM7d9xF8
— James Robinson (@jrobinsonphoto) July 28, 2016
Protesters waved signs and chanted slogans, including “Black lives matter.”
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Unarrested bandanas talking a lot about white privilege and black lives matter #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/n4i3gwVhXH
— Steven Nelson (@stevennelson10) July 28, 2016
After slow afternoon at Broad & Pattison, hundreds of protesters are out chanting and waving signs #DemsInPhilly pic.twitter.com/2zFp3XpzoX
— Michaelle Bond (@MichaelleBond) July 28, 2016
Protest at Broad & Pattison outside #DNCinPHL. Crowd shouting “Jill, not Hill,” talking about Green Party candidate pic.twitter.com/OvfpRJiwSt
— Michaelle Bond (@MichaelleBond) July 28, 2016
#DNCinPHL protest has taken a turn for the mellow pic.twitter.com/sgJqMnfHpG
— Aamer Madhani (@AamerISmad) July 28, 2016
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