Photos: Training center activists protest at Midtown construction site

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Photos: Training center activists protest at Midtown construction site

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center were arrested Wednesday after locking themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site associated with a contractor for the training facility.

Atlanta police SWAT members work to remove public safety training center protesters from a crane to which they have locked themselves early Wednesday.

Atlanta police SWAT members scale a crane where protesters of the planned public safety training center have locked themselves early Wednesday.

Atlanta police SWAT members scale a crane where protesters of the planned public safety training center have locked themselves early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center used reinforced pipes to lock themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site associated with a contractor for the training facility.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center were arrested Wednesday after locking themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site associated with a contractor for the training facility.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center were arrested Wednesday after locking themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site associated with a contractor for the training facility.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center were arrested Wednesday after locking themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site associated with a contractor for the training facility.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center used reinforced pipes to lock themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site associated with a contractor for the training facility.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center have locked themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site early Wednesday.

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Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

Protesters of Atlanta’s planned public safety training center were arrested Wednesday after locking themselves to a crane at a Midtown construction site associated with a contractor for the training facility.

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