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Baton Rouge protests turned tense and dangerous

The protests in the Louisiana captial were in response to the death of 37-year-old Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed during an encounter with police last week. More than 100 arrests were made during the protests, most for defying orders to clear the street, some for battery of a police officer. Seven guns were siezed from protesters along with body armor. David Begnaud has more.
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