Protests close four San Francisco BART stations at rush hour

A BART worker, left, tries to move demonstrators away from a train so it can depart San Francisco’s Civic Center station. Four downtown stations were closed for about two hours at the height of rush hour Monday.
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A passenger is surrounded by BART police officers as she watches a demonstration on the platform at the Civic Center station. Demonstrators were protesting recent BART scandals involving alleged police brutality and 1st Amendment violations.
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BART police officers patrol the the Civic Center station in San Francisco. The transit agency as faced heavy criticism for its decision to cut off cellphone and Internet service in hopes of thwarting a protest last month.
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Jevon Cochran protests in front of a BART train at the Civic Center station in San Francisco. No arrests or injuries were reported by the San Francisco Police Department Monday night.
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San Francisco police officers outside the Civic Center station.
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Commuters wait outside the Montgomery Street station. It was closed for about two hours Monday night, along with a busy swatch of Market Street.
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