Protestors Ransack Bush/Cheney Headquarters In Orlando
2 People Receive Minor Injuries During Protest
POSTED: Wednesday, October 6, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A group of protestors stormed and then ransacked a Bush-Cheney headquarters building in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday.
WKMG-TV reported that several people from the group of 100 Orlando protestors face possible assault charges after the group forced their way inside the Republican headquarters office.While in the building, some of the protestors drew horns and a mustache on a poster of President George W. Bush and poured piles of letters in the office, according to the report."We told them to leave, they broke the law," Republican headquarters volunteer Mike Broom said.
Two protestors received minor injuries when the crowd stormed the building, including a Republican volunteer.One of the protestors said she wanted to send a message."We want to send a clear message to Bush, we want him to take his hands off our overtime pay," protestor Esmeralda Heuilar said.
WKMG learned that most of the protestors were from the AFL-CIO and were taking part in one of 20 other coordinated protests around the country.A spokesperson with the AFL-CIO said that the Orlando protest did not go as planned.A protest similar to Orlando's demonstration was held at a Bush-Cheney office in Miami at the same approximate time.
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Protestors Storm, Ransack Bush-Cheney Headquarters In OrlandoTwo protestors received minor injuries when the crowd stormed the building, including a Republican volunteer.One of the protestors said she wanted to send a message."We want to send a clear message to Bush, we want him to take his hands off our overtime pay," protestor Esmeralda Heuilar said.WKMG learned that most of the protestors were from the AFL-CIO and were taking part in one of 20 other coordinated protests around the country.A spokesperson with the AFL-CIO said that the Orlando protest did not go as planned.A protest similar to Orlando's demonstration was held at a Bush-Cheney office in Miami at the same approximate time.Copyright 2005 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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