Anti-Illegal Immigration Protesters Attacked in San Francisco

Lisa Amin Gulezian and Amy Hollyfied
ABC KGO San Francisco
May 2, 2010

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Tens of thousands of people across the Bay Area turned out in protest of Arizona’s tough new immigration law. The demonstrations went on all day and some stretched into the night.

In San Jose, thousands of marchers headed to an evening rally at city hall. In San Francisco, a separate demonstration wrapped up in the afternoon, but not without a bit of trouble.

Three people were attacked and at least two others were arrested. The people assaulted were part of the Minutemen demonstration, a group in favor of Arizona’s new immigration law.

They said a large group of immigrants’ rights supporters followed them to the BART station on Market Street and started punching and kicking them, and calling them names.

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This article was posted: Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 8:49 am

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