NYPD Swarming Liberty Square in Bloody Assault. | OccupyWallSt.org #OWS

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NYPD Swarming Liberty Square in Bloody Assault.

by OccupyWallSt

Live Updates

• 2:38 pm: march gathering to join student strike at Union Square.
• 2:28 pm: videographer reports assault by undercover cop, video coming soon.
• 2:28 pm: surrounded by media, occupiers chant "the whole world is watching"
• 2:26 pm: heavy police presence continues, occupiers undaunted
• 2:18 pm: Liberty Square reopened, occupiers return inside to see blood on the ground
• 2:11 pm: multiple victims reported. Witnesses confirm man tackled from behind by NYPD, bloodied, stripped of clothing.
• 1:56 pm: at least one medic reports protestor bleeding from the head inside the Square. NYPD is preventing medics from helping.
• 1:53 pm: for no apparent reason, police have invaded Liberty Square and began indiscriminately shoving people and reportedly hitting people with batons
• 1:49 pm: paddy wagons approaching; more and more police surrounding the square; no way in or out; imminent mass arrests anticipated
• 1:43 pm: police using metal barricades to seal off Liberty Square; peaceful protestors are being told they are not allowed to leave; widespread reports of violence inside
• 1:38 pm: helmeted police are raiding Liberty Square, batons drawn; they have closed off the entrances and are not letting people in or out

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