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As Obama speaks, chaos and arrests outside DNC
• USA TodayThe U.S, Secret Service said seven people entered through the outer perimeter fence and into a Secret Service designated secure zone. They were detained without incident by Philadelphia police and are expected to be federally charged with entering a restricted area.
At one point, protesters lit an American flag on fire, causing an unexpected emergency when a woman briefly ignited after trying to step on the flag.
Kelsey Helt, 20, and Trevor Minter, 21, looked on as altercations between police and protesters broke out.
"Everything was peaceful, and then you had a few people step in to cause trouble," Helt said. "Then there was just chaos."
"There was a small group that went into this with the intention of getting arrested," Minter added. "But now they're lumped in with the rest of the peaceful protesters."