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Protests close Washington Apple Store during peak Black Friday rush

Protestors alleging that Apple is complicit in child labor abuse blocked the University Village Apple Store in Seattle, Washington, causing Apple to close it early on Black Friday.

University Village Apple Store — image credit: Apple

Apple’s Black Friday sales were reportedly disrupted by protestors concerned with both Democratic Republic of Congo and Palestinian causes. According to Seattle, Washington local news station KomoNews, Apple ultimately closed its store and police warned remaining protestors that they were now trespassing.

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