Sen. Kelly Townsend said, 'We are currently there being held hostage,' as tear gas was fired outside the Senate building.
that showed law enforcement officers deploying inside the building with the majority wearing helmets and body armor and carrying nightsticks as they took up positions in front of the windows where protesters had gathered.on Friday:"Troopers deployed tear gas after a crowd of protesters repeatedly pounded on the glass doors of the State Senate Building."
Democratic state Representative Sarah Liguori tweeted:"While working inside we were interrupted by the sound of bangs and smell of tear gas. Protestors cleared from the Capitol." A large crowd of protesters had assembled outside the Arizona Capitol building on Friday following the release of the Supreme Court's opinion overturning the two landmark abortion cases.
Some of the protesters held signs saying"Abort SCOTUS" and"Bans off our bodies" while the demonstrators also chanted"My body, my choice."and more are expected across the U.S. this weekend with organizations such as Planned Parenthood, Bans Off Our Bodies and Women's March organizing events.called on protesters to keep demonstrations"peaceful" on Friday in remarks where he strongly criticized the Court's decision.
"No intimidation. Violence is never acceptable. Threats and intimidation are not speech. We must stand against violence in any form regardless of your rationale," Biden said.People march across the Hawthorne Bridge to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. Arizona Republicans say abortion rights protesters tried to enter the state Capitol in Phoenix on Friday.
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