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70 Arrested in Raid on Occupy San Francisco

HeadlineDec 08, 2011

Police in San Francisco have arrested 70 people in an early morning raid on the two-month-old Occupy San Francisco protest encampment. Witnesses say police in riot gear arrived at approximately 1:30 in the morning and gave protesters a five-minute warning to vacate the area. They then tore down the approximately 140 tents, destroying the camp and throwing the protesters’ belongings into the back of a garbage truck.

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