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Georgia Police Deploy Tear Gas to Disperse Demonstrators Protesting 'Cop City' Center
Georgia Police Deploy Tear Gas to Disperse Demonstrators Protesting 'Cop City' Center
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Georgia police utilized tear gas to disperse a crowd of demonstrators seeking to block the construction of a new police and firefighter training facility near Atlanta, the DeKalb County Police Department said in a statement.
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"DeKalb County Police officers deployed tear gas canisters to disperse the protestors," DCPD said on Monday via the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. "No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made as of noon." The demonstrators blocked traffic toward the site of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, colloquially known as Cop City, as part of an unpermitted protest, the statement said. Protesters were informed they were obstructing the roadway and would not be permitted to continue their demonstration, the statement said. However, the protesters ignored police orders and attempted to force their way through a line of law enforcement officers, the statement added. The public safety training center has faced criticism from anti-police and environmental activists, who claim the facility could result in greater police militarization and damage the local environment.
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Georgia Police Deploy Tear Gas to Disperse Demonstrators Protesting 'Cop City' Center
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Law enforcement in the US state of Georgia utilized tear gas to disperse a crowd of demonstrators seeking to block the construction of a new police and firefighter training facility near Atlanta, the DeKalb County Police Department (DCPD) said in a statement.
"DeKalb County Police officers deployed tear gas canisters to disperse the protestors," DCPD said on Monday via the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. "No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made as of noon."
The demonstrators blocked traffic toward the site of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, colloquially known as Cop City, as part of an unpermitted protest, the statement said.
Protesters were informed they were obstructing the roadway and would not be permitted to continue their demonstration, the statement said.
However, the protesters ignored police orders and attempted to force their way through a line of law enforcement officers, the statement added.
The public safety training center has faced criticism from anti-police and environmental activists, who claim the facility could result in greater police militarization and damage the local environment.
7 September 2023, 04:23 GMT
