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Pentagon arrests protesters

Map of Georgia/Ft. Benning April 28, 1997
Web posted at: 11:55 p.m. EDT (0355 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- About 20 people were arrested Monday morning at the Pentagon for "destruction of government property" while protesting a U.S. Military school that trains Central and South American military leaders.

The School of the Americas, run by the Army at Fort Benning, Georgia, has for a number of years drawn fire from human rights groups that claim the school teaches unethical tactics and methods, including torture. The Army has long denied that.

About a hundred protesters reportedly staged "a mock burial" near the Pentagon entrance used by the Defense Secretary and senior military leaders. The demonstration involved digging a hole and planting crosses in the ground near the entrance.

Those arrested were taken to the Arlington County courthouse for processing.

 
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