![People who described themselves as concerned citizens (and not from any formal group) stood outside the Apple Store on Hennepin Ave. to express their concern for the request by the FBI to unlock an encrypted iPhone.] JIM GEHRZ ï james.gehrz@startribune.com / Minneapolis, MN / February 24, 2016 / 5:30 PM ñ BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On Tuesday, protesters are preparing to assemble at the Apple Store, 3018 Hennepin Ave. in Minneapolis. Rallies are taking place in more than 30 cities to lash](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/3D4EXPJKDORNEUHCM4C6THBDWA.jpg?&w=1080)
People who described themselves as concerned citizens stood outside the Apple Store on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis on Tuesday to express their concern about a request by the FBI for Apple to help unlock an encrypted iPhone owned by one of the shooters in an attack in California late last year. The attack killed 14 people.
The local gathering was among dozens of similar rallies planned around the country and world.
While many people support the FBI, others disagree with the agency's request. At right, a protester placed a message on his phone: "Don't turn our phones into FBI drones."
![Richard Mobly, Minneapolis, held an iPhone with a message as he joined a group of people who described themselves as concerned citizens (and not from any formal group) outside the Apple Store on Hennepin Ave. to express their concern for the request by the FBI to unlock an encrypted iPhone.] JIM GEHRZ ï james.gehrz@startribune.com / Minneapolis, MN / February 24, 2016 / 5:30 PM ñ BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On Tuesday, protesters are preparing to assemble at the Apple Store, 3018 Hennepin](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/I2EYYJAGX3RMLNRQ6UODVB2RLQ.jpg?&w=1080)
