225 Protesters Arrested in S.F.
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO —
Police moved in on a crowd of more than 500 people demonstrating today against a U.S. military presence in Central America, arresting an estimated 225 protesters who tried to block the entrance to the Federal Building.
Baton-wielding officers began rounding up demonstrators after police Capt. William Welch warned the crowd they were gathered illegally and ordered them to disperse.
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