Exclusive-US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
By Omar Younis, Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
The incident took place at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles where Marines took charge of the mission to protect the building earlier on Friday, in a rare domestic use of U.S. troops after days of protests over immigration raids.
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