05 October 2011

Wall Street Protest Group Seeks Permit for Thousands to Rally

Wall Street Protest Group Seeks Permit for Thousands to Rally

Organizers of the protests against Wall Street in Lower Manhattan have sought a permit to gather in a plaza Wednesday and are planning for at least 2,000 people to march.

 

Police say the group that has been camped out for weeks around Wall Street is planning a rally at Foley Square and sought permission to use microphones.

 

Authorities say they realize there may be more people coming and are prepared to facilitate the march. That could mean allowing some people onto the streets.

 

But if protesters purposely try to block traffic in Manhattan they may be arrested.

 

Last week 700 demonstrators who

spilled onto the road at the Brooklyn Bridge

despite police warnings were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct.

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