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Photos: Protesters disrupt Mall of America

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Sign at the entrance to the Mall of America Sat.
The Mall of America posted signs in anticipation of the protest Saturday.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News

Protesters from the group Black Lives Matter staged a demonstration on one of the busiest shopping days of the year at the Mall of America in Bloomington.

Chants of "Hands up! Don't shoot!" and "Black lives matter" filled the rotunda. After about an hour, police escorted protesters out and arrested 25 people.

Photojournalists Jackson Forderer, Yi-Chin Lee and Angela Jimenez documented the day.

Editor's note (Dec. 22, 2014): An earlier version of this gallery misidentified State Patrol officers at the Mall of America. The caption has been updated.

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Police cleared the rotunda.
Police and security guards cleared out the rotunda so shoppers and protesters could not move between wings of the mall. The rotunda reopened shortly afterwards.
Yi-Chin Lee / For MPR News
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Sign at the entrance to the Mall of America Sat.
The Mall of America posted signs in anticipation of the protest Saturday.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News
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People gather in anticipation of the protest.
People gathered at the rotunda in anticipation of the protest.
Jackson Forderer / For MPR News