Protesters Flood California Highway, Throw Explosives at Officers, Police Say

From the streets of California to the shopping malls of New York, protesters are making sure no one forgets the case of Eric Garner.

But some are choosing to do so more violently than others.

Demonstrators flooded a highway in Oakland, California, prompting a heated standoff in the freeway between protesters and California Highway Patrol.

Some threw explosives, bottles and rocks at officers, authorities said.

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