Violence Erupts During Protest At Turkish Ambassador's Residence In Washington, D.C.

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On the same day that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited President Trump at the White House, protesters were gathered outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C.

During Tuesday's demonstrations, an altercation broke out and nine people were injured, two seriously, and two arrests were made.

Dustin Stenbeck, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police Department, says the fight was between two groups.

He didn't elaborate, but did say that one of the people arrested was charged with assaulting a police officer.

CNN reports a Facebook video showed several protesters who were injured, some covered in blood:

"We are protesting (Erdogan's) policies in Turkey, in Syria and in Iraq," said Flint Arthur of Baltimore, Maryland. "Arthur accused Erdogan supporters of breaching police lines and attacking protesters on at least three separate occasions. "They think they can engage in the same sort of suppression of protest and free speech that they engage in in Turkey," Arthur said. "They stopped us for a few minutes ... but we still stayed and continued to protest Erdogan's tyrannical regime."

The altercation outside the ambassador's residence occurred hours after the Trump-Erdogan meeting.

The Washington Post reports: "Erdogan is staying at Blair House across from the White House during his visit, and was apparently not at the embassy during the demonstration."

At their White House meeting earlier, Trump and Erdogan had nice things to say about each other — even after the U.S. decided to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria.

Miles Parks reported for The Two-Way: