Aussie riot police break up Occupy protest - CBS News: "MELBOURNE, Australia - Riot police in Australia's second-largest city broke up a demonstration linked to the "Occupy Wall Street" movement Friday, after a group of around 100 people protesting corporate greed defied an order to vacate a plaza.
Around 20 people, including two police officers, suffered minor injuries in the scuffle, Victoria state Police Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana said. Several demonstrators screamed and cried as police dragged and carried them away from the city square, where protesters had been camped out for nearly a week.
The Daily Telegraph reports more than 50 members of the "Occupy Melbourne" movement were arrested; Australia's ABC Network reports about 100 arrests.
On Saturday several hundred protesters marched peacefully through the city from Federation Square to Trades Hall, followed by a large police contingent."
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