Protesters outside Capitol Hill and the UN
(17 Mar 2003) Washington, DC - 17 March 2003 1. Wide of demonstrators in front of US Capitol 2. Three demonstrators walk to police lines 3. Officer on megaphone giving instructions 4. Robert , whose son died in World Trade Centre attack, being handcuffed 5. walked off Capitol Hill grounds by police officer 6. Women approaching police lines 7. Woman being handcuffed by Capitol Hill police 8. Woman being escorted off Capitol grounds by police officer New York, New York - 17 March 2003 9. US Consulate to United Nations - tilt down to demonstrators 10. Woman being arrested 11. Arrested man walking toward police van 12. SOUNDBITE (English) vox-pop, protestor: "Because our nation is about to engage in an immoral war so we figured blocking the doors to the United States mission to the UN was very appropriate today. Being lead here by Megan acquire, Nobel Peace Prize laureat. It's a good way to remember Saint Patrick, the first saint to speak out against slavery, first saint to speak out for peace. So that's why we're here today." 13. Man being ushered into police van Washington, DC - 17 March 2003 14. Pan from Washington Monument to pond on the Capitol Mall 15. Large green tractor in pond 16. Police officers discussing situation 17. Tractor driving through water in the pond STORYLINE: Several dozen demonstrators were arrested on the grounds of the United States Capitol on Monday morning. Demonstrators were engaging in an act of civil disobedience after US President George W. Bush abandoned the diplomatic route towards solving the Iraq crisis. Nearly 150 demonstrators started the march following a prayer service in a church some six blocks from the Capitol. Three of those present had lost family members in the September 11 attacks, and said that did not justify war. Once marchers reached Capitol Hill grounds, police officers set up a line and warned demonstrators not to cross the line unless they were willing to be arrested. In groups of two or three, the demonstrators linked arms and cross the police lines. They were immediately arrested, handcuffed and ushered off police grounds by police officers. In New York, 15 demonstrators were arrested for blocking the United States mission to the United Nations. Police arrested the protestors peacefully after giving them an opportunity to deliver short speeches. On Monday afternoon in Washington, police closed a major downtown avenue because of a stand-off between police and a man who drove a farm tractor into a pond near the Washington Monument. The tractor had messages on its cab supporting veterans. U-S Park Police have been talking to the man inside the tractor's cab, who's been playing military music and waiving an American flag. Police roped off the surrounding Constitution Gardens with crime scene tape, and are keeping reporters at a distance. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
