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Pennsylvania: G20 Protesters File Suit Against Police
By SEAN D. HAMILL
Published: September 21, 2009
Two protest groups filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Pittsburgh Police Bureau of “systematic attempts to harass and discourage First Amendment activities” over the weekend as the city prepares for a meeting here this week of the leaders of 20 of the world’s largest and emerging economies. According to the suit, more than 30 police officers in riot gear and holding semiautomatic weapons on Sunday stormed a building where members of the group Seeds of Peace were preparing food for a demonstration on Monday by the Three Rivers Climate Convergence, which is protesting the G20 meeting.
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