Police on horseback clashed with anti-corporate greed protesters Saturday in New York's famous Times Square during a global day of "outrage" against corporate greed.
At least three "Occupy Wall Street" protesters were arrested after marching uptown, a witness said, while thousands of people converged on the major commercial intersection, divided by police barriers.
Police arrested 24 other protesters earlier for trespassing at a Citibank branch, a New York Police Department spokesman said. Demonstrators also walked to Chase Bank in support of the 14,000 workers sacked by the lender in the wake of cutbacks made after a government bailout totaling $94.7 billion.
Police clearing park after Occupy Denver march; multiple arrests
A two-hour Occupy Denver march by at least 2,000 protesters through downtown was peaceful today — but, four hours later, chaos reigned in the heart of Denver.
Most protesters had left after the march ended at about 2 p.m., but a small group of demonstrators blocked Broadway and tensions rose after dining tents were pitched in the corner of Civic Center park.
Officers began making arrests at about 6:20 p.m. and by 7 p.m., police used pepper spray as they knocked down the "Thunderdome" dining tents. Some people screamed as the tents fell and handcuffed protesters soon lined East 14th Avenue. At least two police vans carried off those in custody.
'Occupy' activists take to streets across the globeInspired by America's 'Occupy Wall Street' and Spain's 'Indignants', people took to the streets in a rolling action targeting 951 cities in 82 countries from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas.
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