Roadblocks, weapons bans as Boston braces for 'Free Speech' rally
Filed under: News, US, Conflict & Extremism
BOSTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Boston officials are planning road blockades and even banning food vendors from the historic Boston Common as they step up security around a "Free Speech" rally on Saturday featuring right-wing speakers, aiming to avoid a repeat of last weekend's violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia.