Reports Of Arrests And Pepper Spraying At Wall Street Protests

Reports Of Arrests And Pepper Spraying At Wall Street Protests | There have been multiple reports of arrests and pepper spraying of protesters on Wall Street tonight. According to the Guardian, “there’s a flashpoint on the intersection of Broadway and Cedar Street, with reports of a number of arrests. Police have deployed orange netting to contain protesters. Subway trains have been ordered not to stop at Wall Street station.”

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The Associated Press is reporting that twenty protesters at the Occupy Seattle protest have been arrested. ABC News confirms that “numerous” arrests were made in New York.

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A video uploaded by YouTube user grubenyasha shows an NYPD officer repeatedly swinging at and striking protesters with his baton