The resurgence of the Occupy movement showed no sign of letting up last night as more scuffles broke out in New York during confrontations between riot police and protesters.At the movement's six-month anniversary protest on Saturday night, as many as 700 supporters swarmed the area and 73 arrests were made, sparking a renewed call for action.
Last night, some 300 activists gathered at Union Square in mid-town Manhattan, north of their original protest site in Zuccotti Park by Wall Street.
They had moved in on Saturday, continuing the protest by the 99 per cent against wealth inequality.
Around midnight, NYPD officers moved in on the demonstration at the park and told the crowd that the park was now 'closed'.
Over loudspeakers officers explained to activists that if they did not leave they would be arrested.
Social networks were buzzing with multiple reports that one arrest had been made while an ambulance arrived for one pregnant protester. Read More
