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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 28, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Dozens arrested in pro-Palestinian protests at two major US airports
This video still image provided by KABC-TV shows pro-Palestinian protesters being detained prior to arrest by Los Angeles police officers on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 near Los Angeles International Airport. (KABC-TV via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked morning traffic on Wednesday around Los Angeles International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport – two of the nation’s busiest – in coast-to-coast demonstrations that ended with dozens of arrests.
Thirty-six people were taken into custody at LAX, where demonstrators became unruly, the Los Angeles Police Department says.
“Protesters threw a police officer to the ground, used construction debris, road signs, tree branches and blocks of concrete to obstruct” a road leading into the airport “while attacking uninvolved passersby in their vehicles,” police say in a statement.
