Dozens Arrested in Pro-Palestinian Protest at Seattle Airport

Forty-six pro-Palestine protesters were reported to have been arrested on Monday, April 15, after they blocked access to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington.

The protesters blocked the expressway leading to the airport, the Washington State Department of Transportation said.

Footage from The Rayanne Show shows the protest, with police clearing people from the road.

The airport said on Monday evening that the demonstration had been cleared and that the expressway was being reopened. Credit: The Rayanne Show via Storyful

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[INDISTINCT CHANTING, CLAPPING]

[CHEERING]

[INDISTINCT CHANTING]

[CHATTER]

[HORN HONKING]

- Oh god.

[CHATTER]

- [INAUDIBLE] seen the tow truck, we got to [INAUDIBLE].

[CHATTER]

[CHEERING]