Police in Boston raided the “Occupy Boston” encampment early this morning, arresting about 100 peaceful protesters in the latest crackdown on protests linked to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Some 200 police officers, including many in riot gear, approached the protest site at about 1:30 a.m. this morning. Police began making arrests after giving protesters two minutes to disperse. One Vietnam War veteran said he was knocked to the ground during the arrest operation. Organizers of Occupy Boston said the police arrested a legal observer from the National Lawyers Guild and four medics who were attempting to care for protesters injured in the police raid. The arrests came hours after thousands of people marched in one of the largest protests organized by Occupy Boston.

Student protester, Harvard University: “I’m extremely angry that Wall Street is taking over Main Street America. It’s absolutely ridiculous that a company as large as GE pays no taxes. There are 99 percent of us, people without healthcare, without jobs. This is ridiculous.”