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Protest at sub base

March 30, 2013 12:00 am • Last Updated: March 30, 2013 3:28 pm

Groton Town police officers approach two Christian peace protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees as they stand in front of the main gates at U.S. Naval Submarine Base during the annual Good Friday Way of the Cross peace protest in front of the sub base in Groton. The gates were closed and locked for roughly 5 minutes as the protesters walked by, but no protesters were arrested for civil disobedience.

Groton Town police officers approach two Christian peace protesters dressed as Guantanamo Bay detainees as they stand in front of the main gates at U.S. Naval Submarine Base during the annual Good Friday Way of the Cross peace protest in front of the sub base in Groton. The gates were closed and locked for roughly 5 minutes as the protesters walked by, but no protesters were arrested for civil disobedience.

Christina Napolitano of Hartford carries the cross as Christian peace protesters perform their annual Good Friday Way of the Cross peace protest in front of U.S. Naval Submarine Base in Groton.

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