Protesters blocked roads and caused a significant holiday traffic delays around the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday after staging a rally that briefly shut down part of the nation's largest mall.
Police said several people were arrested at the airport, where officials said access to one of two terminals was blocked, causing backups on nearby roads. Some protesters took a light rail train to the airport from the Mall of America, where protesters started the Black Lives Matter rally to bring attention to the Nov. 15 police shooting of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis.
1Mall rotunda closed.Angela Jimenez for MPR News2Searching a shopper's bagAngela Jimenez for MPR News3Closing the shop doorsAngela Jimenez for MPR News4Observing the rotundaChris Juhn for MPR News5Black Lives Matter protests at MSP airport and theAngela Jimenez for MPR News6Protest preparationsChris Juhn for MPR News7A request to departAngela Jimenez for MPR News8Protesters on the moveAngela Jimenez for MPR News9Redirecting pedestriansChris Juhn for MPR News10A face off in the stairwellAngela Jimenez for MPR News11Making their way at MSPChris Juhn for MPR News12Police arrive at the airport.Angela Jimenez for MPR News13Protesters gather in Terminal 2.Angela Jimenez for MPR News14Arresting a protesterAngela Jimenez for MPR News15Black Lives Matter protests at MSP airportAngela Jimenez for MPR News16A protester chantsChris Juhn for MPR News17Law enforcement officers gathered.Angela Jimenez for MPR News18Protesters chantChris Juhn for MPR News19On the light rail platformAngela Jimenez for MPR News20Board the train or be arrested.Chris Juhn for MPR News21Black Lives Matter protests at MSP airport and theAngela Jimenez for MPR News22Chanting on the light rail trainChris Juhn for MPR News23Exiting the light rail trainChris Juhn for MPR News
