New York Metropolis Police made a number of arrests Saturday morning as a bunch of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, TMZ confirmed.
Police inform us … a number of individuals have been arrested, however an actual quantity is unclear because the disturbance simply occurred. For the second … it seems to have been cleared.
BREAKING: Macy’s Parade DISRUPTED by 30 Protesters on Thanksgiving Parade Route in NYC
Protesters hopped over the barricades and BLOCKED Macy’s Thanksgiving parade whereas chanting “Free Palestine!”
A number of arrests by the NYPD, yesterday NYC Mayor introduced a ‘no tolerance’… pic.twitter.com/6IZHZTrLwn
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The protesters didn’t make the televised program on NBC … however social media was flooded with snaps and video of them making their try … and the fast response from NYPD.
The protesters swarmed the parade at W. fifty fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue … which is the place they stopped the Ronald McDonald balloon.
BREAKING: Autonomous anti-genocide activists deliver the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to a grinding halt after blockading the McDonald’s float for a second yr in a row. pic.twitter.com/Aj6XRsUF9T
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A number of the protesters sitting within the parade’s path held a big banner studying … “Don’t celebrate genocide!” … as some shouted “Free, free Palestine.”
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That is the second yr in a row protesters interfered with the parade over the Israel-Hamas Warfare.