North Carolina voter rally ends with pepper spray, arrests
1/11/2020 6:01
In the US, a get-out-the vote rally in swing state North Carolina on Saturday ended with police using pepper spray on some participants and making several arrests.
According to reports police used tear gas indiscriminately and without reason on the crowd, including on children.
Police did not immediately comment, but the department said it would hold a news conference to discuss the arrests.
Saturday is the last day to vote early in North Carolina, a key battleground President Donald Trump needs to win to boost his prospects of defeating Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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