Ferguson protesters close D.C.'s Southeast-Southwest Freeway near 3rd Street ... - WJLA

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By The Associated Press, Diane Cho

November 30, 2014 - 04:01 pm

Updated: November 30, 2014 - 08:09 pm

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WASHINGTON (AP) - For a second day this weekend, protesters blocked traffic in Washington, this time on the Southeast-Southwest Freeway of Interstate-395.

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The D.C. Department of Transportation reported the highway was closed Sunday afternoon near the 3rd Street Tunnel. Images online showed a line of protesters holding hands, blocking traffic in both directions.

Police were called to the scene to reroute snarled traffic. The highway was reopened a short time later. Police took a group of protesters into custody.

Some people alongside the protest were holding signs opposing the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision from last week when the jury declined to indict a police officer for shooting an unarmed teenager.

On Saturday, protesters blocked streets in Georgetown and in the Pentagon City area of Arlington County. The protests remained peaceful and nonviolent.

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