Wall of cops surrounds RNC site amid reported protest from anarchist group

A small army of police officers lined up outside the Quicken Loans Arena this afternoon amid reports an anarchist group was headed toward the site of the Republican National Convention.

Dozens of Cleveland cops and state troopers cordoned off the street in front of the arena, letting through only delegates with credentials.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the demonstrators wore Revolutionary Communist Party T-shirts and that they burned a flag after chanting "America was never great."

Watch protests in the streets of Cleveland:

Posted by Journalist Greg Bluestein on Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Here’s a look from the scene from our crew on the ground:

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