Local groups join in worldwide rallies to support Gazans

CHAMPAIGN – Dozens locally joined thousands across the nation Saturday to protest against Israel's attacks on Gaza, a conflict more than 6,200 miles away.

Members of the local chapter of the Muslim American Society rallied in front of the Champaign County Courthouse between noon and 2 p.m. Saturday.

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