Charges likely against 6 in Gaza war protest that shut down I-5 in Seattle

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The Seattle Times

The Washington State Patrol will recommend charging at least six people in relation to the Israel-Hamas war protest that shut down Interstate 5 for nearly five hours last month, the agency said. An additional 10 people involved with the protest, which led to backups extending miles south of Seattle, are still being investigated, said Chris Loftis, a State Patrol spokesperson. The protest, with a blockade of cars and people, shut down northbound I-5 just south of Mercer Street on Jan. 6. It caused traffic to back up six miles at one point. No arrests were made at the time and the State Patrol s…

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