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St. Paul, Minn.

Police conduct searches of suspected protesters

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Weapons, maps found in houses searched by police
The Ramsey County Sheriff's office displays a sampling of items found in multiple searches that took place in both St. Paul and Minnesapolis Saturday morning.
MPR Photo/Sea Stachura

Ramsey County Sheriff's office conducted raids of several area residences suspected of planning protests and disruption of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

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Protesters sit inside the State Capitol
The People's Economic Human Rights Campaign held a protest inside the State Capitol Friday. The protestors camped out at the rotunda.
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Weapons, maps found in houses searched by police
The Ramsey County Sheriff's office displays a sampling of items found in multiple searches that took place in both St. Paul and Minnesapolis Saturday morning.
MPR Photo/Sea Stachura
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Items found by police in various RNC-related raids
Items found by the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office in several early-morning searches included torch fuel, bolt cutters, buckets of urine and maps of downtown St. Paul.
MPR Photo/Sea Stachura

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