Скачать или смотреть Police officers cleared the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from a park

(2 Dec 2011) HEADLINE: 200+ arrested at Occupy LA, 50+ in Philly
CAPTION: Police officers cleared the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from a park around City Hall and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Similar raids in Philadelphia led to 52 arrests. (Nov. 30)

[Location - Date:LOS ANGELES - NOV 30, 2011]
[Source:AP]

EMPTY TENTS DOT THE PARK THAT OCCUPY LOS ANGELES DEMONSTRATORS HAD CALLED HOME FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS.
THE PARK -- WHICH SITS NEXT TO CITY HALL -- WAS CLEARED EARLY WEDNESDAY BY MORE THAN 14-HUNDRED POLICE OFFICERS.
MORE THAN 200 DEMONSTRATORS WERE ARRESTED FOR DEFYING ORDERS TO LEAVE --
BUT THE SCENE WAS RELATIVELY PEACEFUL.
[SOT/:CHIEF CHARLIE BECK/LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT]
("over 60 days ago we began a relationship with the folks from occupy la, today you see the culmination of that relationship. 1400 police officers came to this encampment today//with minimal use of force, absolutely minimal.")
BEANBAGS FIRED FROM SHOTGUNS WERE USED TO SUBDUE THREE PROTESTORS WHO REFUSED TO LEAVE A TREE HOUSE IN THE PARK.
NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
CITY OFFICIALS DECIDED TO CLEAR THE PARK - BECAUSE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS.
[SOT/:COMMANDER ANDREW SMITH/LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT]
("we're going to have a strong police presence in and around the park. We're also going to fence the park off so that the folks from the parks and rec department can start to rehab the property.")
[Location - Date:PHILADELPHIA - NOV 30, 2011]
THE RAID IN LOS ANGELES CAME AFTER SIMILAR POLICE ACTIVITY IN PHILADELPHIA.
WHERE 'OCCUPY' DEMONSTRATORS WERE EVICTED FROM THEIR ENCAMPENT NEAR CITY HALL.
[NATSOT:]
("chanting")
AFTER LEAVING THE CAMP - THEY MARCHED THROUGH THE STREETS DOWNTOWN - CHANTING WITH ARMS LOCKED.
MORE THAN 50 PROTESTERS WERE ARRESTED -- MOSTLY FOR REFUSING TO CLEAR FROM STREETS THEY WERE BLOCKING.
THREE POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE PROTESTER WERE HURT.
CITY OFFICIALS HAD ORDERED PROTESTORS TO CLEAR THEIR CAMP - PARTLY BECAUSE OF A FIFTY-MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION PROJECT -- THAT IS SET TO BEGIN IN THE AREA WHERE THEY WERE STAYING.
MATT SMALL, ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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