Police arrested nine people taking part in an antiwar march at the Republican National Convention this afternoonafter they crossed a security fence into a restricted area near Xcel Energy Center. Police say the nine were arrested for trespassing. They were part of an anti-Iraq war protest which drew about 250 people that was otherwise uneventful also, today members of the protest group, the RNC Welcoming Committee, are demanding a stop to police raids and what they claim is harassment. Police raided homes in St. Paul and Minneapolis and made six arrests over the weekend. The raids were led by the Ramsey County Sheriff's office and coordinated with the Minneapolis and St. Paul police departments and the FBI. Authorities say the group was planning to block delegates from getting to the Republican National Convention, attack police lines and break into the Xcel Energy Center. They also confiscated items they say were intended to incite violence during the RNC.