Occupy Oakland Erupts; Over 100 Arrested

Occupy protests in Oakland escalated into violence on Saturday, with activists throwing random objects and flares and police kettling and

Occupy protests in Oakland escalated into violence on Saturday, with activists throwing random objects and flares and police kettling and tear-gassing protesters in addition to making multiple arrests. Tension began growing Saturday afternoon and over the course of 3 hours ratcheted up until the Oakland Police tweeted that “unlawful assembly” had been declared.

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Shortly after that tweet at 3 p.m. PT, Occupy Oakland posted that police were using “munitions and violence.” The police said they used only tear gas and smoke bombs and they gave the protesters warnings.

By 8:15 Pacific Time the AP was reporting upwards of 100 arrests with Twitter accounts that frequently focus on Occupy-related news such as @YourAnonNews stating:

A video uploaded to Youtube by user larrytaitai gives some sense of the chaotic moments before and after police first launched the tear gas.

Occupy Oakland 1/28/2012 Tear gas – YouTube.

[CNN.com]

Occupy Oakland Erupts; Over 100 Arrested