Five arrested in Oregon primate center protest

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Police arrested five animal-rights activists who blocked traffic near the Oregon National Primate Research Center. The five were booked into a Hillsboro jail Monday afternoon after they were arrested without incident for obstructing traffic, a misdemeanor. Roughly 50 people took part in the nonviolent protest. They oppose the center's use of monkeys in scientific experiments.

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