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Man shelters 70 protesters inside his D.C. home overnight

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America Protests Washington
Posted at 5:36 AM, Jun 03, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-03 05:36:55-04

WASHINGTON - A man in the nation's capital sheltered about 70 protesters in his home all night after they got caught after curfew between lines of police.

Rahul Dubey told WJLA-TV that he was sitting on his porch around 8:30 p.m. Monday when law enforcement officers set up a holding area to corral protesters on his street.

He said that once officers started pushing people on the ground and releasing pepper-spray, it was like a "human tsunami” as protesters ran for cover into his home.

The protesters left when the curfew ended at 6 a.m. Tuesday.