Bay Bridge blocked off by pro-Palestinian protesters during APEC summit, Biden visit
LA TimesAbout 250 pro-Palestinian protesters blocked off traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for hours Thursday, with some people chaining themselves together across lanes and shutting down a vital Bay Area route during the busy morning commute. Protesters blocked the westbound lanes of the bridge, heading into San Francisco, and chanted, “Cease-fire now!” while others unfurled a large banner that read “No military aid to Israel,” according to videos posted on the social media platform X by the Arab Resource & Organizing Center, one of the groups involved in the protest. Protesters began blocking lanes on the bridge about 7:40 a.m., said CHP Officer Andrew Barclay, bringing traffic headed into San Francisco to a halt. Barclay said it was unclear how many police officers responded to the protest, but said “a large amount of personnel” were called to help clear the bridge.
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