Protesters entered Cannon House, the oldest office building of the US Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Local police reported, that a group of protesters staged a rally in the Cannon House rotunda, where, as in other areas of Congress, demonstrations are prohibited. Officers warned demonstrators demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to end their protest. When they did not comply, they began to be detained.
Protesters on Capitol Hill call for Gaza ceasefire
ABC News
Detentions also began around Cannon House, where pro-Palestinian protesters also gathered, blocking traffic. How notes police, at least three protesters were detained on suspicion of assaulting officers.
According to Axios, the rally at the US Congress office building was organized by the anti-Israeli groups If Not Now and Jewish Voice for Peace.
2023-10-18 21:06:00
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