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11 armed militiamen arrested in Massachusetts after police standoff

July 3, 2021 Joel Cholo Brooks United States 0

By Zarrin Ahmed

The Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation provided heavy trucks to secure Interstate 95 on Saturday during a standoff near Wakefield, Mass. Police arrested 11 armed suspects in the incident. Photo by Massachusetts State Police / TWITTER

July 3 (UPI) — Massachusetts authorities arrested 11 heavily-armed men Saturday following an overnight standoff that resulted in the shutdown of an interstate highway and stay-at-home orders for nearby residents.

The incident along Interstate 95 in Wakefield, Mass., about 12 miles north of Boston, began around 1:30 a.m. when a state trooper noticed two vehicles in the breakdown lane with their hazard lights on.  draft special national budget.

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About Joel Cholo Brooks 14055 Articles
Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.
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