The act was in protest of the ongoing project to replace the primary fence in the area near Friendship Park with sections up to 30 feet high
Four protesters chained themselves to different sections of the border fence Wednesday on the Mexican side of Friendship Park. The action was in opposition to the ongoing construction to replace the primary fence in the area with new 30-foot tall walls. Construction work for the primary fence began in August near the beach and has now advanced to Friendship Park, the area where families who couldn't cross the border used to gather to speak with loved ones through the fence.
From the Mexican side, Tijuana police officers and National Guard members watched but did not intervene in the demonstration, which lasted about six hours. There were no arrests. 'I oppose the construction of the new wall,' said Bob Case, one of the protesters who chained himself to the fence. 'I think these walls are counterproductive, that it doesn't make sense for two countries that are not at war with each other to have a big wall between them.' The U.S.
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