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Gitmo protesters arrested inside Washington courthouse
AP, Washington
Saturday, January 13, 2007

About 100 protesters were being rounded up inside a Washington federal courthouse after a brief demonstration calling for the shutdown of the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The group - which had a permit for a demonstration on Thursday outside the courthouse - began singing and chanting as they were led away in small groups, their hands bound by plastic cuffs. Demonstrators made their way into the courthouse through a side entrance, where they passed through metal detectors and were cleared by security screeners. The protesters gathered in an atrium and began reading poetry and singing songs. Chief US District Judge Thomas Hogan ordered U.S. marshals to allow the group to gather peacefully. An aide said it was the first time such a demonstration had occurred inside the courthouse. Zaman

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