Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested

Gerald · 10-02-11, 10:50 AM

Demonstrator Henry-James Ferry: "'The police moved in with orange mesh barricade". Footage courtesy Robert Cammiso.

More than 700 people from the Occupy Wall Street protest movement have been arrested on New York's City's Brooklyn Bridge, police say.

They were part of a larger group crossing the bridge from Manhattan, where they have been camped out near Wall Street for two weeks.

Some entered the bridge's roadway and were met by a large police presence and detained, most for disorderly conduct.

The loosely-organised group is protesting against corporate greed.

They say they are defending 99% of the US population against the wealthiest 1%.

Occupy Wall Street called for 20,000 people to "flood into lower Manhattan" on 17 September and remain there for "a few months".

Several hundred remain camped at Zuccotti Park, a privately owned area of land not far from Wall Street.

A police spokesman quoted by Reuters said the arrests came "after multiple warnings by police were given to protesters to stay on the pedestrian walkway".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15140671

Note: 2 October 2011 Last updated at 06:26 GMT

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested Demonstrator Henry-James Ferry: "'The police moved in with orange mesh barricade". Footage courtesy Robert Cammiso. More than 700 people from the Occupy Wall Street protest movement have been arrested on New York's City's Brooklyn Bridge, police say. They were part of a larger group crossing the bridge from Manhattan, where they have been camped out near Wall Street for two weeks. Some entered the bridge's roadway and were met by a large police presence and detained, most for disorderly conduct. The loosely-organised group is protesting against corporate greed. They say they are defending 99% of the US population against the wealthiest 1%. Occupy Wall Street called for 20,000 people to "flood into lower Manhattan" on 17 September and remain there for "a few months". Several hundred remain camped at Zuccotti Park, a privately owned area of land not far from Wall Street. A police spokesman quoted by Reuters said the arrests came "after multiple warnings by police were given to protesters to stay on the pedestrian walkway". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15140671 Note: 2 October 2011 Last updated at 06:26 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie