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US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows (www.reuters.com)

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[–] xylol@leminal.space 5 points 3 days ago

Speaking to reporters after he was released, the civilian identified himself as Marcos Leao, 27. Leao said he was an Army veteran on his way to an office of the Department of Veterans Affairs when he crossed a yellow tape boundary and was asked to stop.