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Eight men armed with rifles and handguns exited a vehicle during a stop along Interstate 95, Wakefield police said in a statement.
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- Last Updated:July 03, 2021, 18:43 IST
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A group of heavily-armed men refused to comply with law enforcement officers following a traffic stop Saturday morning in Massachusetts, police said. Eight men armed with rifles and handguns exited a vehicle during a stop along Interstate 95, Wakefield police said in a statement. The men claimed to be from a group that does not recognise our laws and headed into a wooded area.
Massachusetts State Police said the men were refusing to comply with orders to provide their information and put down their weapons. Two suspects were arrested a short time later, the agency tweeted. Officials were still trying to capture others in the group. I-95 in Wakefield was shut down in both directions, state police said.
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