Police in the United States have charged 23 people with “domestic terrorism” following the latest round of arrests in a months-long movement against the construction of a sprawling police training facility in a forest in Atlanta, Georgia.Protest groups have pushed back on the police characterisation of events that led to the arrest of 35 people late Sunday, which came as demonstrators held a festival near the site of the proposed complex — dubbed “Cop City” by opponents, who have sought to end the project since 2021.In a statement, the Defend the Atlanta Forest coalition said about 1,000 people had been gathered at the nearby festival when a group of about 350 to 400 protesters marched to the construction site.
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