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Apr 30, 2008 7:34 pm US/Eastern

Sean Bell Protesters Hold Rally Outside MSG

Peaceful Gathering Of 50 Briefly Blocks Busy Intersection

NEW YORK (AP) ― A group of protesters rallied outside Madison Square Garden in Manhattan to protest the Sean Bell verdict.

The crowd of about 50 protesters briefly blocked off a busy intersection at 7th Avenue and 34th Street shortly before 7 p.m. Port Authority police were able to persuade the protesters to move, and they regrouped on Seventh Avenue in front of the arena.

Last week, a Queens judge acquitted three NYPD officers in the fatal 50-shot killing of Bell on his wedding day. Two of his friends were seriously wounded.

The officers said they believed the men had a gun and feared for their lives; Bell and his two friends were unarmed.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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