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Seattle police arrest 10 as protests continue

July 3, 2020 GMT
Police officers gather in front of a Seattle police precinct being cleaned and opened Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle, where streets had been blocked off in an area demonstrators had occupied for weeks. Seattle police showed up in force earlier in the day at the "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' tents and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. The "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest" zone was set up near downtown following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Police officers gather in front of a Seattle police precinct being cleaned and opened Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Seattle, where streets had been blocked off in an area demonstrators had occupied for weeks. Seattle police showed up in force earlier in the day at the "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' tents and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. The "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest" zone was set up near downtown following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police say they made more arrests Thursday night and Friday morning as demonstrations continue after authorities cleared the city’s “occupied” protest zone earlier this week.

In a statement police say they arrested seven people early Friday near the site of the former “Capitol Hill Protest Area” east of downtown for failure to disperse, assault and harassment. Earlier Thursday night authorities say they arrested three people outside a downtown police precinct on property destruction charges.

The continued unrest comes after police cleared the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” zone Wednesday morning. A group had occupied several blocks around a park for about two weeks after police abandoned a precinct station following standoffs and clashes that were part of the nationwide unrest over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Mayor Jenny Durkan ordered the area cleared after two recent fatal shootings.

More than 50 people were arrested in connection with protests in Seattle Wednesday and early Thursday.

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