MERCURY, NEV. — More than 700 people were arrested Saturday during an anti-nuclear, anti-Persian Gulf buildup protest at the Nevada Test Site, officials said. Thousands turned out for the demonstration. Those arrested on misdemeanor trespass charges were taken to holding pens, then transported by bus to Beatty 54 miles north of the remote nuclear proving ground. An Energy Department spokesman estimated the crowd at 2,200 to 2,500. A sponsor of the protest estimated the crowd at 3,000 to 4,000.
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