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Occupy Austin demonstration leads to 38 arrests
Posted: Oct 30, 2011 1:52 PM by AP Posted by James H Egbert
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Thirty-nine people have been arrested after a pair of pre-dawn confrontations between police and Occupy Austin protesters in Texas.
The first confrontation came about 12:30 a.m. Sunday when officers moved to enforce a new rule banning food tables in the City Hall plaza after 10 p.m. Some protesters surrounded the tables with arms linked.
The Austin American-Statesman eports another confrontation came when more than 50 police officers moved to clear an amphitheater on the plaza for a regular power-washing, leading to more arrests. Most of the protesters, however, remained peaceful and moved to allow the cleaning before returning to their spots.
No injuries were reported.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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