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Published: May 8, 2008
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190 PROTESTERS OF POLICE-SHOOTING VERDICTS ARRESTED
NEW YORK - The Rev. Al Sharpton was among about 190 people arrested Wednesday as demonstrators blocked traffic at the height of the evening rush hour to protest the acquittal of three detectives in the 50-bullet shooting of an unarmed black man on his wedding day.
The demonstrators prayed, sang and chanted slogans, including "No justice, no peace" as they converged on six heavily used bridges and tunnels that carry traffic to and from Manhattan island. The protests were part of a coordinated campaign to urge federal authorities to investigate the shooting of Sean Bell in November 2006.
The Associated Press
