Saturday 25 June 2022 12:51 PM Anti-abortion activists are tear gassed as they breach Arizona Capitol building trends now
Police fired tear gas from the windows of the Arizona Capitol building to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating outside, as lawmakers briefly huddled in a basement.
The lawmakers were working to complete their 2022 session as thousands of protesters gathered on the Capitol grounds in Phoenix on Friday night, divided into groups condemning and supporting the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.
SWAT team members with the Department of Public Safety fired tear gas from the building to disperse the protesters. KPHO-TV reported the officers opened fire when several anti-abortion protesters started banging on glass doors of the building.
It wasn’t immediately known if there were injuries or arrests.
The incident sent Senate lawmakers into the basement of the building for about 20 minutes, said Democratic Sen. Martin Quezada.
With tear gas in the air, a large number of police surround the Arizona Capitol after protesters reached the front of the AZ Senate building after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision Friday
Riot police surround the Arizona Capitol after protesters reached the front of the Arizona Sentate building
KPHO-TV reported the officers opened fire when several anti-abortion protesters started banging on glass doors of the building
Stinging tear gas wafted through the Capitol afterward, forcing the Senate to move its proceedings to a hearing room instead of the Senate chamber.
Thousands of spirited demonstrators took to the streets Friday in cities nationwide to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Most carried signs, chanted slogans and listened to speeches.
In New York, at least 25 people have been arrested after demonstrations across the city Friday, according to the New York Post.
Similar arrests were made in Los Angeles, according to KTLA, while protesters in Chicago, Washington and other huge cities also took place,.
A pickup truck plowed into pro-choice protesters in Iowa as demonstrations turned violent.
The black vehicle drove through the group of activists in Cedar Rapids despite them screaming at it to stop and hammering the hood and window.
One appeared to get caught in front of it and narrowly avoided being run over before the driver sped off during the shocking exchange on Friday night.
Another had her foot run over and was left howling in pain. And a third was flung to the floor as he drove away, suffering bruises and scrapes.
It comes as tens of thousands descended on streets across the US amid mixed reactions at the Supreme Court tearing up Roe v Wade and handing the rights to abortions back to states after nearly 50 years.
Furious pro-choice demonstrators took to the streets in cities including Washington DC, Phoenix, New York City and Los Angeles as they begged the Biden administration to find a way to overrule the decision.
A group was spotted burning the flag of the United States in the capital while others gathered outside Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' home.
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