MANCHESTER — An unruly crowd of anti-vaccination protesters closed down the Executive Council meeting before it started Wednesday when state employees felt unsafe from the chaos that erupted in the packed room at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.
“Shut it down. Shut it down,” the protesters shouted.
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