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Another video showed officers hauling away people who were kneeling while conducting Muslim prayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“They were kneeling when the state troopers charged,” she said then.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

By then, several of the group were kneeling on the soft rubber tops of the boards or even sitting down as they stroked forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Ms. Harris described the marchers on that day as “preparing for the worst” and were kneeling in prayer as the state troopers charged at them.

From Washington Times • Mar. 6, 2022

He pressed his hands palm to palm, as if he were kneeling before the Virgin Mary.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini