At least 50 protesters marched into Gov. Joe Manchin's Capitol reception room at around 11 a.m. today, and refused to leave until he signed a pledge to relocate Raleigh County's Marsh Fork Elementary School.
The Associated Press' Tom Breen was on the scene - as were more than a dozen state troopers, Capitol and Charleston police, and at least one idling prisoner transport wagon.
As Breen reports first-hand, the incident did not end well for some of the protesters; 13 were arrested.
UPDATE: Public Broadcasting offers video of when things went downhill, via YouTube.
The demonstration was the latest in a series of protests over the proposed construction of a second storage silo at a coal preparation plan next door to the school. Some of the activists offer a web site to present their position.
17 March 2007
Protesters Invade Governor's Office - UPDATED
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Wow, I must be sheltered living in the northern part of the state! Do angry protests and arrests happen at the capital often?
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