A cadre of protesters fighting against the approval of a new 76ers arena was arrested at a Philadelphia City Council meeting on Thursday.
After an arduous process that took place over several months, a majority of the City Council voted to approve a $1.3 billion arena plan for Center City, according to NBC 10.
The vote was delayed by about 25 minutes after a number of protesters chanted “Shut it down!” in opposition of the new arena, before getting escorted out of the building by police.
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