Tear gas, water cannons on RNC protesters


http://digg.com/world_news/Police_gasssing_protestors_in_St_Paul_h2o_hoses_horses

UPDATE: Joe Johns of CNN said the police were responding to a small group that broke away from the main protest in order to break windows and "generally make a nuisance of themselves."

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