41 Arrested After Protesters Block Minnesota Highway With Their Vehicles
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (CBSMiami/AP) — State troopers have arrested 41 people after demonstrators blocked rush-hour traffic on an interstate in downtown Minneapolis.
Authorities also impounded four vehicles used by the protesters to block traffic on Interstate 35W on Wednesday morning.
The demonstrators walked onto a bridge across the Mississippi River and chanted "I believe that we will win." Troopers arrested protesters on the freeway after about an hour. The interstate reopened shortly after 9:15 a.m.
Protestors blocking traffic on 35W S pic.twitter.com/3RhYanSStY
— Ashley Roberts (@AshleyRobertsTV) July 13, 2016
The demonstrators were protesting recent deaths by police.
Interstate 35W and ramp now open following protest shutdown pic.twitter.com/jWCLehA3RP
— Ashley Roberts (@AshleyRobertsTV) July 13, 2016
Philando Castile was fatally shot by a St. Anthony officer during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights last week.
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