Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Police arrest Occupy San Francisco protesters inside bank

Police in riot gear have begun arresting Occupy San Francisco protesters who took over the lobby of a Bank of America in the city’s financial district Wednesday afternoon.

After a two-hour standoff, more than a dozen officers began arresting protesters sitting on the floor in the lobby of the California Street bank about 3:50 p.m. Police used plastic handcuffs to arrest demonstrators, who shouted back at the officers, “You’re the 99%!”

Dozens of protesters remained in the bank, and the arrests proceeded in a peaceful and orderly fashion.

Some of the demonstrators included university students, who joined Occupy San Francisco demonstrators to denounce tuition increases.

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