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San Francisco police shut down ‘Occupy’ camp

aljazeera.com

08 Dec 2011

San Francisco police have arrested 85 « Occupy » protesters after dismantling an encamptment they had built in an overnight raid.

The raid began before daybreak on Wednesday, when dozens of police cars, fire engines and ambulances surrounded the campsite at Justin Herman Plaza and blocked off the area. City officials previously declared the site, near the Californian city’s financial district, a risk to public health.

Police didn’t immediately say how many people were in the plaza at the time, but campers put the estimate at 150.

« Most of the protesters went peacefully, » but one officer received minor injuries when two people threw a chair that cracked his face shield, said officer Albie Esparza. They were arrested on suspicion of assault.

Dozens of others were arrested for illegal lodging in the plaza and failure to disperse. Read more…