Two people were arrested, one on charges for assaulting a police officer and malicious burning; the other on charges of obstruction and resisting arrest.
Two people who were protesting outside the White House were arrested Thursday for burning an American flag.
The incident happened on the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue around 5:30 p.m.
U.S. Secret Service said in a news release that a person was burning an American flag, which was outside the limits of a permit issued by the National Park Service.
Two people were arrested, one on charges for assaulting a police officer and malicious burning; the other on charges of obstruction and resisting arrest.
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Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.