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November 14, 2011

Occupy Oakland Braces For Massive Police Raid 
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Occupy Oakland protesters are bracing for a morning raid today. Hundreds
of protesters have assembled to defend the Occupy Oakland encampment.
The fear of eviction comes after a series of requests to vacate were
issued from City Hall and local businesses. On Thursday, a 25-year-old
man, who had spent a few days in the park, was attacked and shot to
death by two unidentified individuals. The killing exacerbated existing
tensions between the encampment and city officials. Oakland has
reportedly agreed to pay for up to 1,000 officers to be deployed over
the next three days, making it the largest and most expensive police
operation in the city in recent memory.



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