Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


    October 08, 2011

US Activists Protest in Washington, One Arrested

   VOA News
   A group of demonstrators sit outside the entrance to the National Air
   and Space Museum in Washington Photo: AP/Jose Luis Magana
   A group of demonstrators sit outside the entrance to the National Air
   and Space Museum in Washington after police pepper-sprayed a group of
   protestors trying to get into the museum Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011.

   Washington's National Air and Space Museum was closed late Saturday
   after a large group of demonstrators tried to push past security guards
   and enter the building.
   Smithsonian Institution officials say at least one demonstrator was
   pepper-sprayed when protesters, estimated between 100 to 200, attempted
   to enter the museum with large signs not allowed inside the museum. One
   person was arrested.
   It is not immediately clear if the protesters are affiliated with the
   Occupy DC protest that sprung up last week in the city, an offshoot of
   the larger Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York last
   month. The Occupy Wall Street movement has spread to several major U.S.
   cities, with demonstrators protesting a variety of issues, including
   corporate greed and economic equality.

.