NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Officers Arrest 104 Disabled Protesters
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Police in Washington said they arrested 104 disabled demonstrators who chanted slogans and chained their wheelchairs together in the Capitol in a demand for quick passage of a bill guaranteeing their civil rights. Those who could walk were handcuffed, and some were strapped into their wheelchairs by police. Those arrested were charged with two misdemeanors, unlawful entry and demonstrating within the Capitol, police said.
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