Cleveland, July 21 (RHC)-- U.S. police forces have arrested scores of people in protests that erupted outside the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland, Ohio.  Some protesters burned the American flag as the convention continued at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday.

Police used pepper spray to disperse the demonstrators chanting slogans against the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump.  Those detained were still screaming while being searched and handcuffed by cops.

According to Cleveland Police, two cops were also injured in the course of the skirmishes.  Police riding horses and bicycles attacked the crowd after they failed to convince them to disperse while firefighters extinguished and confiscated what was left of the flag.