ATLANTA — Felony state domestic terrorism charges have been filed against 23 protesters arrested in Atlanta on Sunday after allegedly hurling bricks, rocks, fireworks and Molotov cocktails at police officers near the site of a planned public safety training facility, police said.
After attending a music festival near the site of the soon-to-be Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, a group of people changed into black clothing and entered the construction area at around 5:30 p.m. ET. The"agitators" approached officers there and launched a"coordinated attack," according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Police officials noted that 21 of the suspects charged with domestic terrorism were from out of state, some from as far away as Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New York. Two protesters charged are from other countries, one France and another from Canada, according to police.
No officers were injured during the incident, though police noted that"the illegal actions of the agitators could have resulted in bodily harm." Some of those arrested sustained minor injuries. The city has said the training center"will support high-quality, community-oriented training for police, fire and E-911 personnel," while the remaining 315 acres of the property will be preserved"as restored and improved green space for ecological protection and the public’s enjoyment as part of the larger South River Forest initiative."
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