Thousands of protestors descended on Seattle, Washington in protest of the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Conference, which took place in 1999. (World Trade Organization). A peaceful demonstration with the purpose of halting WTO negotiations turned into a full-scale riot and, finally, a State of Emergency, with demonstrators arrayed against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard as a result of their actions.
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Thousands of protestors descended on Seattle, Washington in protest of the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Conference, which took place in 1999. (World Trade Organization). A peaceful demonstration with the purpose of halting WTO negotiations turned into a full-scale riot and, finally, a State of Emergency, with demonstrators arrayed against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard as a result of their actions.
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