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    Seattle Police Clear Capitol Hill Protest Zone After Mayor Issues Emergency Order

    by Bill Chappell Jul 01, 2020 2 minutes

    Updated at 11:45 a.m. ET

    Seattle police started to dismantle the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone early Wednesday morning, after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an emergency order declaring the blocks-long area an "unlawful assembly" that requires immediate action.

    calls for clearing barricades out of the streets near Cal Anderson Park and the police department's East Precinct — two main landmarks

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