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Hundreds flock to ‘Occupy Boston,’ halting police eviction
Protesters with “Occupy Boston” were still occupying Dewey Square on Friday morning, after the mayor’s deadline for them to leave passed to much fanfare as hundreds flooded into the park to show solidarity with the group. Mayor Thomas Menino had ordered the protesters to leave the park by midnight or…
At least 100 arrested at Occupy Boston protest
BOSTON (Reuters) – Tensions boiled over in the early hours of Tuesday in downtown Boston, where police arrested about 100 protesters after the Occupy Boston group expanded its footprint and was told by authorities to backtrack. Protesters said late on Monday that police had given participants an ultimatum to return to…
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