Monday, August 15, 2011

San Fran's Bay Area Regional Transit (BART) Station Closes due to Protestors

BART UPDATE: Embarcadero station closed, Powell open to exiting customers, Montgomery and Civic Center fully open



Bart Protest1



Protesters in San Francisco stopped a BART train Monday evening at the Civic Center Station, which was shut down as authorities tried to quell the demonstration.

The station was closed and cleared about 5:30 p.m., authorities said, citing safety concerns. No arrests had been reported.
"Once the platform becomes unsafe, we can't jeopardize the safety of patrons and employees," BART Deputy Police Chief Dan Hartwig said. 

Group of protesters is holding at Embarcadero, just outside the BART station #OpBART
People were angry that the transit agency cut underground cellular phone service for three hours last week in an effort to quell a protest over alleged BART Police brutality and the shootings of Charles Blair Hill and Oscar Grant by transit police.






 SFPD was seen clearing entrance at Embarcadero BART
SFPD clearing entrance at Embarcadero BART

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