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Iraq War Veteran Scott Olsen Sues Oakland Police for Head Injury

HeadlineDec 18, 2012

In California, an Iraq War veteran has filed suit against the Oakland Police Department for injuries sustained during an Occupy protest last year. Scott Olsen suffered a fractured skull and was placed in a medically induced coma after authorities fired non-lethal projectiles into a crowd of demonstrators.

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