NY police nab some 70 protesters
Police in New York have arrested around 70 Occupy protesters, who had come back to retake their former campsite at Zuccotti Park. - The late Saturday night arrests were made in the midst of New Year's celebrations. “All week, all year, we'll still be here,” protesters chanted. When they saw the police arresting the protesters, other New Yorkers also came to the park to show their support for the push to retake the encampment. According to police sources, one protester assaulted an officer. The police evicted the demonstrators from Zuccotti Park in an early morning raid in mid-November. The attack led to other raids on many encampments across the US from Boston to Los Angeles.
PressTV: Over 5,800 OWS protesters arrested - The US police have arrested over 5,800 anti-Wall Street protesters since the beginning of the anti-capitalism movement in September last year. According to the website occupy-arrests.com, at least 5,748 occupy protesters were arrested till December 31, 2011. Another 68 demonstrators were detained in New York City's Zuccotti Park on Saturday night.