BOSTON —

A group of protesters arrested during a demonstration near the Boston Common that ended with four injured Boston police officers and 13 arrests appeared in court Wednesday to face charges.

According to the police report for the incident, the demonstration was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, a branch of the group Boston Coalition for Justice in Palestine. Advertisement

Police said protesters began moving from the Boston Common toward Tremont and Winter streets just before 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Officials said the group kicked a marked cruiser, assaulted officers and blocked traffic, while setting off devices that emitted red smoke into the air.

Thirteen people, eight men and five women, who were arrested in the aftermath were arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on ch

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