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Live at 4 p.m.: Iowa City mayor addresses protests after night of unrest
Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague is addressing residents Thursday afternoon following a night of violent protests in the city.
Law enforcement officers used tear gas, flash-bangs and a line of officers late Wednesday to keep hundreds of protesters from Interstate 80.
The march that started shortly after 6 p.m., with nearly 1,000 protesters marching through the city for hours ended within a quarter-mile of the on-ramps to I-80, where police used multiple rounds of tear gas and flash grenades, which cause loud noises and acrid smoke.
OFFICERS USE TEAR GAS: More on Wednesday night's protest in Iowa City
Protestors flee as flash grenades are set off on Dubuque Street during a march against racial injustice in Iowa City on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Police positioned on Dubuque Street used flash grenades and tear gas in an attempt to stop protestors from entering Interstate 80. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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