Boston pro-Palestinian protest turns into violent riot, 13 arrested: officers

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Between 200 and 300 individuals participated in an illustration in downtown Boston on Tuesday evening after what started as a pro-Palestinian protest rapidly become a riot.

In whole, 13 individuals had been arrested after police say individuals within the group grew to become violent towards police officers . The agitators additionally blocked an intersection, in keeping with police.

"When officers tried to maneuver the group to the sidewalk to permit emergency automobiles to go, protesters surrounded police cruisers, kicked automobile doorways and resisted dispersal efforts. A number of officers had been assaulted throughout this era, together with one struck within the face. Protesters additionally ignited smoke units and flares, additional endangering officers and bystanders," the Boston Police Division mentioned in a press release.

Police mentioned "as violence escalated," extra officers had been deployed to the realm whereas agitators "continued to withstand dispersal."

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Legislation enforcement officers detain a pro-Palestinian agitator on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Boston. (Bryan Hecht/The Berkeley Beacon through AP)

Through the melee, cops reported that rioters had been forcibly eradicating and damaging their tools.

"Through the disturbance, officers reported tools being forcibly eliminated or broken, together with body-worn cameras, radios, bicycles and different obligation gear," the company mentioned.

Boston police made arrests for illegal meeting, violent resistance and the obstruction of emergency response efforts.

Osama Khatib, 26, Roder Atwood, 21, Atalanta Carrig-Braun, 20, Haley MacIntyre, 24, Madeline Weikel, 27, Jacob Pettigrew, 22, Amun Prophet, 25, Laith Hintzman, 19, Benjamin Choucroun, 20, Owen Woodcock, 26, Prahlad Iyengar, 25, Styx Hatch, 19 and Gabrielle Smith, 28, had been arrested on Tuesday evening.

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Police detain a pro-Palestinian rioter on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Boston. (Bryan Hecht/The Berkeley Beacon through AP)

In line with Boston.com , the preliminary protest was organized by native College students for Justice in Palestine chapters, which coincided with the two-year mark of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist assault by Hamas.

The protest was meant to "flood downtown for Palestine."

In line with the report, individuals yelled "F--- you, Nazis" and "BPD is KKK" as they refused to go away the realm.

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A courtroom officer clears the realm outdoors of a courtroom, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at Boston Municipal Courtroom, the place arraignments had been held for individuals arrested at a pro-Palestinian rally in Boston. (Mark Stockwell/The Boston Herald through AP, Pool)

In a press release, Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu mentioned that those that engaged in assaults on police will probably be prosecuted to the "fullest extent of the legislation."

"We're extraordinarily grateful for the work of the Boston Police in maintaining the town secure and in supporting the correct to peacefully protest. Boston won't tolerate violence, and we categorically condemn those that got here into our neighborhood to assault our cops. The people who engaged in these assaults have to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the legislation," Wu mentioned.

Protesters on Wednesday additionally confirmed as much as the arraignments of those that had been arrested throughout the riot on Tuesday evening, in keeping with the Boston Herald.