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189 Busted in Anti-War Protest

Police move In after Capitol Hill 'die-in'

By Jane Yager,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 16, 2007 6:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Police arrested 189 demonstrators yesterday as thousands converged on Capitol Hill to protest the war in Iraq. Hundreds staged a "die-in" in what was generally a trouble-free protest until police used chemical spray on some demonstrators attempting to scale fences in front of the Capitol, reports the Washington Post. Ten Iraq war veterans were reportedly among those arrested

An opposing rally of Vietnam veterans and a local conservative group demanded support for troops and insisted the war could be won. The march opposing the war was led down Pennsylvania Avenue by some 50 veterans, many of them in fatigues, who served in Iraq.

An unidentified member of a counter protest, center, yells at anti-war demonstrators as they march down Pennsylvania Ave., towards the U.S. Capitol grounds, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, in Washington. At least 150 protesters were arrested Saturday as thousands of demonstrators marched to the Capitol demanding an end to the...
An unidentified member of a counter protest, center, yells at anti-war demonstrators as they march down Pennsylvania Ave., towards the U.S. Capitol grounds, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, in Washington. At...   (Associated Press)
Iraq war protestor and Vietnam War veteran John Anderson of Lebanon, Ore., seated on wheelchair, joins a die in protest on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Sep. 15, 2007, in Washington.  At least 150 protesters were arrested Saturday as thousands of demonstrators marched to the Capitol demanding...
Iraq war protestor and Vietnam War veteran John Anderson of Lebanon, Ore., seated on wheelchair, joins a "die in" protest on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, Saturday, Sep. 15, 2007, in Washington. At...   (Associated Press)
Iraq war protestors Christina Cauterucci, of Bedford, N.H., right foreground, and Christopher Dicks of Worcester, Mass., left foreground, join a die In protest on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Sep. 15, 2007, in Washington.  At least 150 protesters were arrested Saturday as thousands of demonstrators marched to the Capitol demanding an...
Iraq war protestors Christina Cauterucci, of Bedford, N.H., right foreground, and Christopher Dicks of Worcester, Mass., left foreground, join a "die In" protest on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Sep. 15, 2007,...   (Associated Press)
Thousands of demonstrators march through the streets of Washington during the protest against the war in Iraq Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, in Washington.   (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Thousands of demonstrators march through the streets of Washington during the protest against the war in Iraq Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)   (Associated Press)
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