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21 People Arrested During Tuesday Night Protests In Denver

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver police arrested 21 people during demonstrations on Tuesday night. Thousands of people marched through downtown streets to demand justice for George Floyd and police reform.

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The protests were largely peaceful. Almost all of the arrests from Tuesday were for curfew violations.

Denver remains under a 9 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew through Friday morning.

Since protests started on Thursday in Denver, police have arrested 359 people.  Several of those people arrested had weapons such as handguns, an ax and a baseball bat with spikes.

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Protesters say rioters and looters took over their peaceful demonstrations in the first few days of demonstrations.

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