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Published 10:32 IST, July 4th 2020

Protesters arrested ahead of Trump's speech

Hours before US President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech on Friday, protesters blocked a road leading to the monument.

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Hours before US President Donald Trump planned a fiery Mount Rushmore speech on Friday, protesters blocked a road leading to the monument.

Authorities worked to move the demonstrators, mostly Native Americans protesting that South Dakota's Black Hills were taken from the Lakota people against treaty agreements.

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About 15 protesters were arrested after missing a police-imposed deadline to leave.

 

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10:32 IST, July 4th 2020