325 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after blocking NYC bridges, tunnel
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in New York City on Monday after they blocked rush-hour traffic on bridges and inside a tunnel, disrupting travel into and out of Manhattan.
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Demonstrators from the “Shut it Down for Palestine” rally marched through City Hall Park before groups of them descended on the bridges and tunnels, police said.
Demonstrators protesting Israel’s bombardment of Gaza blocked the Manhattan entrance to the Holland Tunnel and disrupted traffic on three major bridges.
Protesters blocked the entrances to the Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge, though the crossings have since been reopened.
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked several New York City bridges and a tunnel on Monday to demand an immediate ceasefire in the three-month-old Israel-Hamas conflict.
More than 300 pro-Palestine protesters were arrested Monday after they blocked tunnels and bridges on both sides of Lower Manhattan during the morning rush
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested in New York City on Monday after they blocked rush-hour traffic on bridges and inside a tunnel, disrupting travel into and out of Manhattan.
