CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Eight people arrested at the University of North Carolina say "police broke the peace" after another protest over the toppling of a Confederate monument.
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The News & Observer reported that about 100 anti-statue protesters gathered Saturday for the "Nazis Suck Potluck and Food Drive," confronting about a dozen so-called "neo-Confederates" holding vigil near the spot where the statue known as "Silent Sam" was torn down on Aug. 20.
The university said arrests began after someone threw a smoke bomb. But a Sunday statement by Defend UNC, a group opposing the statue, says the pro-statue crowd had already left and police "were undeniably the ones who broke the peace."
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The eight people were released Sunday night on charges including resisting arrest and assaulting campus police.
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