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Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted many Chicago travelers’ plans by blocking the entrance to the O’Hare International Airport … forcing several people to hoof it by foot to the terminal.
Check it out … protesters blocked the I-190 access road to the Chicago-area airport — this as a group sat with their arms interlocked across the highway. Others stood and chanted “Free Palestine” … and there were even drummers out there as the protest raged on.
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Police were on the scene to contain the protest … but the demonstration still caused gridlock traffic to form outside of O’Hare.
Many travelers chose to abandon their rides to the airport … as several people were spotted dragging their luggage while walking on foot on the grassy median. According to CBS News, the protest lasted less than an hour, with traffic resuming by 9:15 AM.
Per CBS News, police have not confirmed any arrests tied to the protest.
This wasn’t the only protest to take place on Tax Day BTW — demonstrators blocked the Golden Gate Bridge’s southbound lanes outside San Fran, as well as Interstate 880’s northbound lanes in the Bay Area. — all while calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have shut down the Golden Gate Bridge
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 15, 2024
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Two additional protests are planned for Monday, according to Bay City News Service.
Stay tuned …