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Jul 2, 2008 2:28 pm US/Central

9 Arrested After Protest At Anoka Ammo Plant

ANOKA, Minn. (WCCO) ― At least nine people were arrested after a demonstration in front of a company that produces military ammunition in Anoka, Minn.

According to authorities, dozens were involved in the protest.

The protest began at about 8 a.m. as protesters blocked the entrance to ATK, the nation's largest producer of military ammunition.

Protesters bound themselves together at the arms with chicken wire and PVC piping and laid down in front of the building. Officers were forced to pry apart the binding.

Protesters said they wanted to shut down production.

"We're trying to show people that the war is in their community. This is a point of entrance for the weapons to go to Iraq," said anti-war protester Michael Galvin. "It's coming right out of the Twin Cities. And we're here to say stop war profiteering. Shut them down."

The group called themselves Project To Stop The War Industry.


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