Police occupy oakland, Police clear US protest camps on West Coast- Hundreds of riot police dismantled an anti-Wall Street camp in California on Monday, arresting over 30 protesters as US authorities get tough against the two-month-old protest movement. In the second such action in two days on the US West Coast, officers moved in to clear demonstrators camped out in Oakland, where protests have descended into clashes repeatedly in recent weeks.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan said the early morning operations was prompted by a recent murder that happened adjacent to the camp in the San Francisco area city.
"The encampment had become a place where we had repeated violence and this week a murder," Quan told reporters. "We had to bring the camp to an end before someone else got hurt."
Several people gathering for a prayer service at the site were arrested, as were some protesters who remained in their tents during the operation. Police said 32 people were detained in all.
"I'll be back!" shouted one protester, as she was being handcuffed at the encampment at the site outside City Hall which has been a weeks-long source of tension for the west coast US city.
"We're here because we understand this is our moment and our time to make the world a better place. If we don't do it now, we're going to lose the opportunity," added protestor Nancy Kato.
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