SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two police officers were injured Monday during a clash with members of the Occupy movement who were at the state Capitol to counter a rally by a group protesting violence by blacks against whites in South Africa.

The clash erupted in the afternoon as California Highway Patrol and Sacramento police officers were escorting about 35 members of the South Africa Project to a parking garage after their protest outside the Capitol building.

About 50 members of Occupy Oakland began throwing cans and bottles at the South Africa group and at the officers. The Occupy members then rushed the officers as people with the pro-whites group hurried into the parking garage.

A spokeswoman said the two officers suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital. One CHP officer was injured when a member of the Occupy group jumped on him, and another was hurt after being struck by an object. The CHP arrested three Occupy members on suspicion of disobeying an officer.