In a U.S. protest held in solidarity with the anti-drone march in Pakistan, 10 people were arrested on Friday at the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in New York. Members of the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars stood in front of the base’s gate, holding signs and blocking entry. Shortly before he was arrested, protester Jack Gilroy said demonstrators hoped to hold up the piloting of the drones that takes place at the base, perhaps sparing the lives of civilians overseas.

Jack Gilroy: “We’re hoping that by being here, maybe we’re going to hold up one of these pilots for an hour or two. And that perhaps may be, idealistically, saving a family from being destroyed in Pakistan or somewhere else.”