Seattle Protesters Block Workers From Dismantling Autonomous Zone

Protesters lie down and sit in the street after workers and heavy equipment from the Seattle Department of Transportation arrived at the the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone in Seattle, Wash., on June 26, 2020. Ted S. Warren/AP Photo

People occupying the so-called autonomous zone in Seattle blocked city workers from removing barriers, leading to a meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan.

Employees from multiple departments arrived outside the zone early June 26 “to continue the recovery of the Capitol Hill neighborhood, with the goal of removing some additional barriers blocking the roadways and cleaning up Cal Anderson Park,” a city spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement.