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100 protesters arrested at US Republican confab
Police said they arrested about 100 people Monday after violent protests in conjunction with the Republican Party convention. "About 100 have been arrested and we are still booking in people," a staff member at the Ramsey County jail in St. Paul told AFP. "Most of them have been held for rioting." Thousands of people - veterans, grandmothers, young families and even disgruntled Republicans - marched through the streets of St. Paul, calling for the end of the war in Iraq. Trouble flared when one group split away from the beginning of the march and tussled with police, who fired pepper spray on the crowd, including at an AFP photographer.Posted by: Fred 2008-09-03 |
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