Atlanta ∙ 28 protesters were taken into custody after an 85-acre (34 ha) site was burned, planned for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. More than 100 black-clad protesters stormed a proposed police and fire training center in Atlanta on Sunday, demanding that the site, described as the ‘lungs of Atlanta’, is an important green space for the city and that a station should not be located the police. there.
They set fire to vehicles and threw firecrackers at officers stationed nearby. The police have released the video of the attack. The Atlanta Police Department said 28 people were taken into custody in the incident.
No police officers were injured in the incident, but several pieces of construction equipment were burned, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said. Two of the accused are from Georgia. The rest come from 14 other US states. Police said one French citizen and one Canadian were among the group.
English Summary: Atlanta police charge 28 with domestic terrorism at proposed police center
