Boston police arrest 24 in US bank protest

Twenty-four protesters were arrested as a vast crowd marched outside Bank of America offices in Boston, police said Saturday in the latest US demonstrations against corporate influence and greed.

Nine men and 15 women were charged with trespassing for their part in a sit-down protest Friday afternoon, said Boston police spokesman Eddy Chrispin.

"They were asked to remove themselves, and they opted to be arrested," Chrispin told AFP.

Bank of America, the largest US bank in terms of assets, recently announced it would lay off 30,000 employees and slash $5 billion from its annual costs by 2014 as part of a sweeping restructuring plan.



"While the CEOs rake in millions in salary and bonuses, major corporations are laying off thousands of workers each month," Right to the City, the protest organizers, said on its website. "Enough is enough."

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