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Posted: 2018-08-25T23:44:47Z | Updated: 2018-08-26T18:31:51Z

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Seven people were arrested at a demonstration held Saturday at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill site where a Confederate monument was toppled earlier this week.

The charges included assault, destruction of property, inciting a riot and resisting an officer. UNC Chancellor Carol Folt said the people arrested are not affiliated with the university, but did not provide any additional information about the arrestees.

After the university sent a warning to the campus Friday afternoon about a possible rally, a small group of demonstrators with Confederate flags showed up at around 10 a.m. Saturday to the place where the statue known as Silent Sam formerly stood.