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Occupy Wall Street protesters scuffle with police in riot gear as NYPD takes Zuccotti Park

nydailynews.com

Police officer injured, dozens arrested

BY ERIK BADIA, MATTHEW LYSIAK, ROCCO PARASCANDOLA & CHRISTINA BOYLE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Thursday, November 17 2011,

NYPD cops in riot gear seized control of Zuccotti Park after an officer’s hand was badly gashed by a protester, setting off a Thursday ruckus inside the Occupy Wall Street outpost.

The tense afternoon scuffle led to a lockdown of the park as cops searched for a suspect in the bloody assault that followed a morning of protests intended to shut down Wall Street.

“He’s got a nasty cut on his left hand,” a police spokesman said of the wounded officer. “It’s probably going to take a about 20 stitches. »

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The unidentified cop was slashed by a thrown piece of glass, with scores of officers already at the scene flooding the park after the incident.

No one was allowed in or out of the park, and police were seen taking one protester — his face covered in blood — out of Zuccotti after the scary incident.

“Shame! Shame!” the demonstrators howled as the man was led off.

Early reports said the incident began when a protester knocked the hat off a uniformed officer near the barricades flanking the park. read more …