"Donald Trump will move our country beyond the divisive identity politics that have been holding us back by restoring leadership, building trust, and focusing on our shared love of country and our common goal of making America great again," it said.

Thousands of Republican supporters from across the country have started arriving in the city along with the party delegates.

Several thousand protesters along with the anti-Trump movement have also come to the city to hold peaceful protest rallies every day.

A Multi-Agency Coordinating Center has been set up which is staffed by representatives from participating law enforcement and public safety agencies.

A total of 74 different agencies providing security have been pressed into service. They would serve as the central 24-hour communications and coordination hub throughout the event.

While no official figures are available, it is estimated that several thousand law enforcement officials and those from security agencies have been roped into the city for the event to help the Cleveland Police.

The Department of Homeland Security has deployed nearly 3,000 personnel from more than two dozen components and subcomponents, including Transportation Security Administration, US Customs and Border Protection, the National Protection and Programs Directorate and the US Coast Guard.

These personnel will work closely with federal, state and local partners, including the Cleveland Police, to ensure the safety and security of convention, a statement said.

The activities in the city are also being monitored through satellite and helicopters.

Anticipating that there would be scores of protests in various parts of the city, during which they expect that a number of people would be arrested, all pending municipal court cases have been suspended to make way for near round-the-clock arraignments of protesters.

A 29-year-old African American gunman shot three police officers dead in Baton Rouge in Louisiana yesterday.

Micah Johnson, a black military veteran, killed five police officers and injured nine others in another shooting incident in Dallas on July 7.

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