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Oakland Police Use Tear Gas, Flash Grenades on Occupy Oakland Protesters 12 Hours After Camp Raid

HeadlineOct 26, 2011

Oakland police repeatedly fired tear gas and flash grenades Tuesday night as protesters attempted to retake the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall. The protest began 12 hours after police conducted a pre-dawn raid on the Occupy Oakland site, arresting nearly 100 protesters. Many of the detained protesters are being held on $10,000 bail each.

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