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Anna Betts

Officers in California fire on truck they say tried to back into Coast Guard base

four people stand on a street with blue and red lights from police vehicles illuminating their silhouettes
The entrance to the Coast Guard base in Alameda on Friday. Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

Law enforcement officers in California opened fire on Thursday night at a vehicle that authorities say attempted to back into the entrance of the US Coast Guard base in Alameda, where protests had taken place earlier in the day over the arrival of federal immigration agents.

In a statement, the Coast Guard said that at around 10.00pm local time on Thursday, “Coast Guard security personnel standing watch on Coast Guard Island observed a vehicle driving erratically and attempting to back into Coast Guard Base Alameda.

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