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| US Black Lives Matter protests disrupt airports and shopping | US Black Lives Matter protests disrupt airports and shopping |
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| Protests by the Black Lives Matter group have taken place in the US states of Minnesota and California on one of the busiest retail days of the year. | Protests by the Black Lives Matter group have taken place in the US states of Minnesota and California on one of the busiest retail days of the year. |
| The demonstrators in Minnesota temporarily closed the international airport and interrupted Christmas shopping at the Mall of America. | The demonstrators in Minnesota temporarily closed the international airport and interrupted Christmas shopping at the Mall of America. |
| Police said a total of 15 people were arrested at both places, mostly for trespassing or obstructing justice. | Police said a total of 15 people were arrested at both places, mostly for trespassing or obstructing justice. |
| Protesters are angry over a police shooting of a black man in Minneapolis. | Protesters are angry over a police shooting of a black man in Minneapolis. |
| Jamar Clark was shot dead last month by officers responding to an assault complaint, in one of a number of recent incidents around the US. Activists say he was shot in the head while handcuffed. | |
| There have been daily demonstrations in Minneapolis over Mr Clark's killing. | |
| Hundreds of people took part in the protest at the mall, one of the largest in North America, where Black Lives Matter organisers promised to congregate in defiance of a judge's warning that the shopping centre's owners could legally block the demonstration. | Hundreds of people took part in the protest at the mall, one of the largest in North America, where Black Lives Matter organisers promised to congregate in defiance of a judge's warning that the shopping centre's owners could legally block the demonstration. |
| Police said it was an "unauthorised demonstration" and at one point described the situation as "very, very dangerous". | |
| Police and mall security staff were speedily deployed against the protesters, warning that any who did not depart immediately would be arrested. For a while the area surrounding the mall was on lockdown, but most stores were only closed for about an hour. | Police and mall security staff were speedily deployed against the protesters, warning that any who did not depart immediately would be arrested. For a while the area surrounding the mall was on lockdown, but most stores were only closed for about an hour. |
| The San Francisco Chronicle separately reported that eight protesters blocking southbound traffic on the 101 freeway near the California city's international airport were arrested on Wednesday. | The San Francisco Chronicle separately reported that eight protesters blocking southbound traffic on the 101 freeway near the California city's international airport were arrested on Wednesday. |
| Pictures of the demonstrators on social media showed them holding a sign demanding justice for Mario Woods, a black man shot dead by police who is suspected of a San Francisco stabbing. | Pictures of the demonstrators on social media showed them holding a sign demanding justice for Mario Woods, a black man shot dead by police who is suspected of a San Francisco stabbing. |
| Black Lives Matter is a loosely organised movement which was formed following protests over police killings of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, New York and other cities. | Black Lives Matter is a loosely organised movement which was formed following protests over police killings of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, New York and other cities. |
| Police use of force against African Americans has been an ongoing issue. | Police use of force against African Americans has been an ongoing issue. |
| Protests have been held nationwide for more than a year after a series of incidents, some of them fatal. | Protests have been held nationwide for more than a year after a series of incidents, some of them fatal. |