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      PHOTOS | Tear gas, pepper spray used at Lakeland protest

      Police used tear gas and pepper spray to break up a crowd of hundreds of protesters gathered at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Florida Avenue in Lakeland in the wake of George Floyd’s death, which has sparked outrage nationwide.

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      PHOTOS | Tear gas, pepper spray used at Lakeland protest

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