Police arrest Occupy Sydney protesters
- 13 years ago
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Forty people were arrested after police and riot squad officers raided an Occupy Sydney protest site just before dawn on Sunday.
Police cleared around 100 protesters from Martin Place in Sydney's Central Business District.
The raid started while the protesters were sleeping, having camped out there for more than eight days.
Protesters claimed they had little warning before police arrived saying they used excessive force to make them move. Australian police deny the accusations.
Forty people were arrested after police and riot squad officers raided an Occupy Sydney protest site just before dawn on Sunday.
Police cleared around 100 protesters from Martin Place in Sydney's Central Business District.
The raid started while the protesters were sleeping, having camped out there for more than eight days.
Protesters claimed they had little warning before police arrived saying they used excessive force to make them move. Australian police deny the accusations.