Eight protesters arrested at Congressional Baseball Game
Eight climate protesters were arrested during the Congressional Baseball Game, a yearly tradition that raises money for charities. Others who held a Palestinian flag in the stands left voluntarily.
WASHINGTON — Eight protesters were arrested Wednesday night during the Congressional Baseball Game, a yearly tradition that raises money for charities.
U.S. Capitol Police officers "quickly stopped" and arrested eight people as they tried to protest on the field, Capitol Police said on X.
Police said the protesters are being charged with interference with a member of the U.S. Capitol Police, a federal charge.
The Capitol Police public information office told NBC News that the protesters are still in police custody, where they are being processed and will be taken to jail. It also said no injuries were reported during arrests.
The group Climate Defiance took responsibility for the protest, posting pictures to X of protesters wearing shirts reading "end fossil fuels" jumping onto the field and being tackled or arrested by police officers.
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