Seven individuals, including two Microsoft employees, taken into custody for trespassing, obstruction, and resisting arrest following occupation of Brad Smith’s office.

Seven pro-Palestinian protestors were arrested Tuesday after they barricaded themselves inside the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith in Redmond, Washington.

Officers with the Redmond Police Department responded to the Microsoft campus around 1:00 p.m. Tuesday after reports of protestors gathered on the sidewalk, officials said in a Facebook post.

“Seven individuals entered a building, barricaded themselves inside an executive office, and refused to leave,” police said.

The seven demonstrators were taken into custody for trespassing, obstruction and resisting arrest. The additional protestors who were gathered o

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