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08/26/2004:

"Danny Glover arrested in Sudan protest"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. actor Danny Glover has been arrested on the steps of Sudan's embassy in Washington during a protest against the humanitarian crisis in the country's Darfur region.

Before he was led away in handcuffs on Wednesday by the uniformed division of the U.S. Secret Service, Glover addressed a small crowd of protesters, calling for a peacekeeping force to stop the violence in western Sudan.

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