Police say dozens of people were arrested during a protest that briefly blocked traffic on a Philadelphia interstate over the weekend. Philadelphia officers were called shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday to westbound I-676 where officials said about 350 members of the “Party for Socialism and Liberation” had rushed onto the highway, disrupting traffic.
PHILADELPHIA — Dozens of people were arrested during a protest that briefly blocked traffic on a Philadelphia interstate over the weekend, authorities said.
Police said at some point about 320 protesters left and began to march through Center City, but some people chose to remain on the highway. State police said traffic was temporarily detoured in both eastbound and westbound directions.
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