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October 26, 2011

Oakland Police Use Tear Gas, Flash Grenades on Occupy Oakland Protesters 12 Hours After Camp Raid 
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Oakland police police repeatedly fired tear gas and flash grenades
Tuesday night as protesters attempted to retake the Occupy Oakland
encampment outside City Hall. The protest began 12 hours after police
conducted a pre-dawn raid on the Occupy Oakland site, arresting nearly
100 protesters. Many of the detained protesters are being held on
$10,000 bail each.



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