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Is Oakland America's Fallujah?

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 14:59 — Dave Culver
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  • Occupy Oakland arrests reach 400; City Hall vandalized
  • Saturday's (Jan 28) daylong protest was the most contentious since authorities dismantled the Occupy Oakland encampment late last year.
  • Breaking: Oakland Arrestees Tortured

Lee Romney, Los Angeles (CA) Times

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Occupy Oakland demonstrators shield themselves during a confrontation with police, 01/28/12. (photo: Reuters)

Officials surveyed damage Sunday (Jan 29) from a volatile Occupy protest that resulted in hundreds of arrests the day before and left the historic City Hall vandalized after demonstrators broke into the building, smashed display cases, cut electrical wires and burned an American flag.

Police placed the number of arrests at about 400 from Saturday's daylong protest — the most contentious since authorities dismantled the Occupy Oakland encampment late last year.

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Related:

Breaking: Oakland Arrestees Tortured, AoTFollow, Daily Kos

  • This is of course in addition to attacks on protesters on Saturday (Jan 28) by the Oakland Police Department (OPD).
  • Corralling people then tear gassing them, firing rubber bullets or beanbag rounds at them, and throwing flashbangs.

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