Pro-Palestinian protesters caused a shutdown of multiple lanes along the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Monday.
FILE - Protesters carry an American flag during an anti-vaccination rally at the Golden Gate Bridge on Nov. 11, 2021 in San Francisco , California.
The California Highway Patrol was at the scene, with "no estimate time for reopening," according to an alert posted to the Golden Gate Bridge's X account.The post also noted the Bridge was temporarily closed to bikes and pedestrians. Demonstrators chained themselves to barrels on the Bridge "as part of a worldwide economic blockage in solidarity with Gaza," according to ABC 7 News. The media outlet shared video that showed authorities were cutting chains to free the protestors.
reported the protests stopped their cars on the Bridge and blocked all southbound lanes of the span, adding that another protest happened simultaneously in the East Bay, with protestors blocking northbound lanes on Interstate 880 for several hours. Similar protests were reportedly underway in other parts of the nation, including Chicago and Philadelphia.
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