1 year on, at least 180 held in Occupy protests in New York City
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Buy SPH photosNEW YORK (AFP) - Protesters from Occupy Wall Street hit New York City streets again on Monday to mark their one-year anniversary, disrupting access to the stock exchange, as police detained more than 180 people.
In New York's financial district, roughly 600 demonstrators carrying signs that read "Get money out of politics" and "We are the 99 per cent" took to the streets around Zuccotti Park, the birthplace of the movement one year ago.
The crowd later swelled to around 1,000 as they marched again in several groups and tried to get in the park, with a massive police guard reining in their movement.
"All day, all week, occupy Wall Street!" demonstrators sang.
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An Occupy Wall Street protestor holds a sign during a demonstration on Sept 17, 2012 in San Francisco, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People hold a banner at the Occupy Wall Street protest on Sept 17, 2012 on the one year anniversary of the movement in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A speaker addresses the Occupy Wall Street protest in Battery Park on Sept 17, 2012 on the one year anniversary of the movement in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP
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An Occupy Wall Street activist stands with a sign in Batter Park during demonstrations on the one-year anniversary of the movement in New York, on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protest, masked as US President Barack Obama(left) and Republican candidate Mitt Romney, take part in a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the movement in New York, on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protest take part in a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the movement in New York, on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A woman in a taxi holds a sign as Occupy Wall Street protesters pass by on Sept 17, 2012 on the one year anniversary of the movement in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Tom Morello, former lead singer of the band Rage Against the Machine plays a concert in support of Occupy Wall Street in Foley Square on Sept 16, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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People listen to an Occupy Wall Street anniversary concert in Foley Square in New York on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
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Protesters gather in Manhattan's Battery Park on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Protesters dance in Zuccotti Park on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A family is served drinks at a restaurant while Occupy Wall Street activists protest through the streets of New York's Financial District on the one-year anniversary of the movement, in New York on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Protesters take a break in Manhattan's Battery Park on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A woman walks over a chalk message on the sidewalk drawn by a protester with 'Occupy Wall Street' during demonstrations on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A protester with 'Occupy Wall Street' holds up a sign during demonstrations on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street march wearing Mitt Romney and Barack Obama masks in the Financial District on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street wait for a demonstration to begin in the Financial District on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A protester affiliated with Occupy Wall Street stands next to a George Washington sticker near Wall Street on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
An Occupy Wall Street protestor holds a sign during a demonstration on Sept 17, 2012 in San Francisco, California. -- PHOTO: AFP
People hold a banner at the Occupy Wall Street protest on Sept 17, 2012 on the one year anniversary of the movement in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP
A speaker addresses the Occupy Wall Street protest in Battery Park on Sept 17, 2012 on the one year anniversary of the movement in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP
An Occupy Wall Street activist stands with a sign in Batter Park during demonstrations on the one-year anniversary of the movement in New York, on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protest, masked as US President Barack Obama(left) and Republican candidate Mitt Romney, take part in a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the movement in New York, on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protest take part in a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the movement in New York, on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
A woman in a taxi holds a sign as Occupy Wall Street protesters pass by on Sept 17, 2012 on the one year anniversary of the movement in New York. -- PHOTO: AFP
Tom Morello, former lead singer of the band Rage Against the Machine plays a concert in support of Occupy Wall Street in Foley Square on Sept 16, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
People listen to an Occupy Wall Street anniversary concert in Foley Square in New York on Sunday, Sept 16, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP
Protesters gather in Manhattan's Battery Park on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
Protesters dance in Zuccotti Park on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
A family is served drinks at a restaurant while Occupy Wall Street activists protest through the streets of New York's Financial District on the one-year anniversary of the movement, in New York on Sept 17, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Protesters take a break in Manhattan's Battery Park on the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
A woman walks over a chalk message on the sidewalk drawn by a protester with 'Occupy Wall Street' during demonstrations on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
A protester with 'Occupy Wall Street' holds up a sign during demonstrations on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
Protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street march wearing Mitt Romney and Barack Obama masks in the Financial District on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
Protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street wait for a demonstration to begin in the Financial District on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
A protester affiliated with Occupy Wall Street stands next to a George Washington sticker near Wall Street on Sept 17, 2012 in New York City. -- PHOTO: AFP
