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July 13, 2016 at 9:14PM
Protestors chanted on the University Avenue bridge as other protestors blocked and were arrested on the southbound interstate on 35W near the University Avenue bridge, Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN.
Protestors chanted on the University Avenue bridge as other protestors blocked and were arrested on the southbound interstate on 35W near the University Avenue bridge, Wednesday, July 13, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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