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PHOTOS: Demonstrators disrupt Friday morning BART commute

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Friday, January 16, 2015
Protester arrested at the Montgomery St. BART on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015.
Protesters at the Montgomery St. BART station holding up a westbound train on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (@amyhollyfield)
Protesters took their message to the BART system Friday morning creating a confusing, slow and noisy commute.
Demonstrators shut down two San Francisco transit stations Friday morning and two people were arrested during a protest.
Trains leaving SF for Oakland were not stopping at the Montgomery St. BART station due to the protest on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (@amyhollyfield)
Protesters banged metal spoons on the pillars at the Montgomery St. BART station on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (@amyhollyfield)
Passengers await BART trains in SF as demonstrators try to disrupt the morning commute on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 (KGO)
SFPD and BART police try to chat over spoon banging at the Montgomery St. station on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (KGO)
Protesters outside a San Francisco BART station on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (KGO)
SKY7 HD following BART protesters as they march along Market St. in San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (KGO)
Protesters march along Market street in San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (KGO)
Flyers about other protests planned for the weekend were handed out on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (@amyhollyfield)
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Protester arrested at the Montgomery St. BART on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Photos capture demonstrators as they attempt to disrupt the Friday morning BART commute at several downtown San Francisco stations. Their message is to raise awareness around social injustice.

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