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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 01:49 AM Jun 2020

Residents of historic district in Phoenix make claim of 'war zone'-like police activity during prote

Residents of historic district in Phoenix make claim of 'war zone'-like police activity during protests

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Residents there say police turned their streets into what felt like an "active war zone" as they arrested people for violating the curfew.

"With the helicopters flying around it kind of felt like Afghanistan," said Manuel Saldana, resident of the neighborhood.

He and several other residents say police cruisers blocked streets, used pepper spray on people and created chaos as they rounded up curfew violators.

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"The police corralled them in our neighborhood and used our neighborhood as a trap for them," said Andrew Raub, resident of the neighborhood.

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/residents-of-historic-district-in-phoenix-make-claim-of-war-zone-like-police-activity-during-protests.amp

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