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October 25, 2011

Police Raid Occupy Oakland Encampment 
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Oakland police are threatening to raid Occupy Oakland. A tweet by the
protest group posted just before we went to air reported that police in
riot gear had surrounded the encampment and began firing flash grenades
and rubber bullets into the camp. [UPDATE: Oakland police stormed the
Oakland Occupy protest encampment outside City Hall just before 5 a.m.
PDT. Police lobbed flash grenades and reportedly fired tear gas. Initial
reports say at least 70 people have arrested and the police tore apart
the protest camp.]



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