Arrests as hundreds protest at Mall of America
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Arrests as hundreds protest at Mall of America
▻http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/20/protesters-rally-at-mall-of-america/20698085About 25 people were arrested during a police brutality protest at Mall of America Saturday afternoon, according to mall officials.
Hundreds of people gathered to demonstrate at the mall despite warnings that the facility is private property.
Official attendance figures weren’t immediately available, but the group Black Lives Matter Minneapolis had more than 3,000 people confirm on their Facebook page that they would attend the event, billed as a peaceful gathering.
Protesters chanted “Black lives matter” and “No justice, no peace” as they gathered in the mall’s rotunda. There was also silence as demonstrators staged a die-in.
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