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Kali9/Getty Images(ATLANTA) Police and protesters clashed on Monday near the construction site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training facility that has been dubbed "Cop City" by critics.
Protesters began marching toward the site this morning after a weekend of preparations to “bring construction to a halt,” organizers say.
In an online statement, DeKalb County police protesters "began an unpermitted march …blocking two of four lanes of traffic" at 10:30 a.m.
"We were part of the way there on a road when we encountered a large line of police. We tried to non-violently get past them, and they responded with violence," said Block Cop City spokesperson Jamie Peck.
DeKalb County officials say they informed protesters that they were obstructing the road and would not be permitted to move forward.
"The protesters ignored the commands by DeKalb County Police & began to force their way through a line of 30 DeKalb Count ....
(ATLANTA) — Police and protesters clashed on Monday near the construction site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training facility that has been dubbed “Cop City” by critics. Protesters began marching toward the site this morning after a weekend of preparations to “bring construction to a […] ....