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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Black runners club claims police blocked them at Boston Marathon

REUTERS

A group of police officers surrounded members of a Black running club after they gave high fives and cheered runners at the Boston Marathon on Sunday.

Mike Remy, a 39-year-old runner and Pioneers Run Crew member, told local news that their cheer zone was set up to support runners, but officers from a police squad soon formed a “human barricade” blocking them from the runners.

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