Ten Arrested in Atlanta Protests

Atlanta, GA -- Ten people were arrested Saturday night in Atlanta as another protest over recent police shootings was held in downtown.

Another protest took place Sunday night that began at Centennial Olympic Park.

Before Atlanta police hit the streets for Sunday evening, former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young spoke with several officers, as well as Police Chief George Turner.

Young was one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s closest advisors, and was with King in Memphis, TN, when the civil rights leader was assassinated in 1968.

Young later become a U.S. congressman, UN ambassador, and mayor of Atlanta.

Thousands of protestors marched through downtown Atlanta Friday afternoon into early Saturday morning to protest recent police shootings.

The march came a day after a similar demonstration in Dallas was marred by a deadly sniper attack, in which five police officers were killed and seven others wounded.

A large law enforcement presence from the Atlanta police department and the Georgia State Patrol blocked the group, which led to a standoff of up to two hours. Crowds began to disperse after 9 pm.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed spoke with protestors during the march, urging them to stay off Atlanta interstates and remain peaceful.

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