Thousands of Protesters Take to the Streets in Atlanta (UPDATED)
Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters marched in Atlanta today after the recent spate of shootings across the country, and it appears they are currently outside CNN headquarters:
@11AliveNews protestors shut down Marietta St in front of cnn center pic.twitter.com/K93LbSva0M
— Ryan Kruger (@Ryan11Alive) July 8, 2016
Sky Fox 5 showing demonstrators arriving at CNN Center in Atlanta @FOX5Atlanta #fox5atl pic.twitter.com/uz7NbkSxKH
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) July 8, 2016
Outside the CNN Center. pic.twitter.com/SmxspAn4lp
— Max Blau (@MaxBlau) July 8, 2016
NewsChopper 2 showing the crowd now in front of CNN Center. https://t.co/KFoD4jMUia pic.twitter.com/FfVWXblVca
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) July 8, 2016
2 groups now. 1 at CNN/COP Dr and 1 at COP. COP Dr blocked at CNN Center. pic.twitter.com/1SylbTnWc4
— Jason Durden (@JasonDurdenWSB) July 8, 2016
Atlanta march stops at the CNN Center. People chant, "Educate. Vote. Empower." pic.twitter.com/icrFvyu8Y2
— Molly Samuel (@mollyis) July 8, 2016
Protesters are outside of CNN in downtown #Atlanta. WATCH > https://t.co/Wh6S6CHyYl pic.twitter.com/nJWcwHACjL
— CBS46 (@cbs46) July 8, 2016
You can watch live coverage here, via WSB-TV:
One CNN analyst has acknowledged their presence:
Current scene outside @CNN Center in Atlanta – so far peaceful. The #CNN security folks are real professionals. pic.twitter.com/ynEq7PesnK
— Philip A. Holloway (@PhilHollowayEsq) July 8, 2016
But it’s unclear why specifically they marched to CNN.
UPDATE –– 9:17 pm EDT: Protesters have now flooded onto a highway and are blocking it off:
Protesters in Atlanta are blocking a highway that runs through downtown https://t.co/UYpqI3w42L https://t.co/vpRMdtYNdt
— CNN (@CNN) July 9, 2016
WATCH LIVE: Special coverage of protests in Atlanta – https://t.co/8nWgOZrtWQ pic.twitter.com/lKA77xqNqx
— FOX 5 Atlanta (@FOX5Atlanta) July 9, 2016
NOW – protest unfolding in #Atlanta. Look at all those people!! Thousands gathered shutting down freeway. #11Alive pic.twitter.com/dmCL9dXKEe
— Brian Dorman (@BDormanTV) July 9, 2016
State troopers trying to block off large group of protesters from entering major highway in downtown Atlanta #fox5dc pic.twitter.com/414qj4bfVb
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) July 9, 2016
#BlackLivesMatter protest in Atlanta right now pic.twitter.com/OAlhwrghQo
— antonio (@antoniodelotero) July 9, 2016
[image via screengrab]
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