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Photos: Police begin blocking Midtown streets

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June 27, 2024

Atlanta police have begun blocking off roads around CNN’s Techwood Turner campus ahead of tonight’s debate.

Photographer Ben Hendren took these shots this morning:

Workers install temporary fencing on 10th Street in Atlanta on Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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A man runs along 10th street as workers assemble security fencing on Thursday, June 27, 2024 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Workers install temporary fencing on 10th street at Techwood Drive NW on Thursday, June 27, 2024 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Atlanta Police vehicles block 10th street at State Street on Thursday, June 27, 2024 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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An Atlanta Police car blocks the road at 10th and Techwood Drive on Thursday, June 27, 2024 (Ben Hendren for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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