Police Use Pepper Spray as Thousands March on US Capitol To Protest Netanyahu's Congress Speech
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Published 2024-07-24
The group of protesters were with the ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition, and it comes just a day after protesters with Jewish Voice for Peace were arrested in the Cannon House Office Building.
Capitol police posted to social media that the group pepper sprayed on Wednesday had "failed to obey our order to move back from our police line." Police also alleged that part of the group had become violent.
"We are deploying pepper spray towards anyone trying to break the law and cross that line," police said.
An NBC News producer witnessed some protesters getting close to the Capitol Police officers on the corner of Louisiana and Constitution avenues. The situation escalated quickly afterwards and members of the NBC News crews could feel the chemical on their skin.
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