Police Raid Headquarters of RNC Protesters

CNN.com reports that police have raided a rental hall "used by a group organizing protests at the Republication National Converntion in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday. The RNC Welcoming Committee, which describes itself as "anarchist/anti-authoritarian," accused St. Paul police of trying to disrupt their protest planned for Monday, the day the GOP convention is set to begin."

"While no one was arrested, the group said police temporarily detained and photographed at least 50 people who were inside the building."

"St. Paul Police spokesman Tom Walsh said they were executing a search warrant."

Twin Cities Daily Planet gives this report of the experience of one of the organization's members:

“I heard somebody saying, ‘They’re coming, they’re coming!’ And feet pounding on the back stairs, pounding on the door saying they had a search warrant. They busted through the door. They’ve got their guns cocked at people.” Sammy Schutz held tightly to five-year-old Gabe, who had been watching a video with his mother and father and about 20 other people when the police stormed into 827 Smith Avenue in St. Paul, ordering everyone down on the floor.