To highlight "police and state violence against black people,” at least 23 protesters were arrested Thursday after chaining themselves to barriers and blocking both sides of Interstate 93 in the Boston area, slowing the morning commute at its peak.
Massachusetts state police said the early morning protest shut down Interstate 93 northbound at East Milton Square, which is south of the city, and southbound in the Medford-Somerville area north of the city, according to MyFoxBoston.com. Seventeen protesters were arrested on I-93 south and six on I-93 north.
Police reported that power saws were needed to unlodge protesters who had chained themselves to barrels.