Police brace for possible clash at Occupy Portland
City workers and police seize pieces of concrete that, according to police, may have been brought into the Occupy Portland camp for use as weapons against police in Portland on Friday. Mayor Sam Adams has told demonstrators to leave two downtown parks by midnight Saturday
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Portland police are preparing for a possible clash with demonstrators Saturday as a midnight deadline looms for the Occupy Portland movement to clear out of two downtown parks.
Demonstration organizers have pleaded for peace and said anyone who acts violently does not represent the movement. But police said they have information indicating an extremist element may be planning a confrontation. Officers seized pieces of cement and plywood on Friday, saying they were told some demonstrators had plans to use the cement as a weapon. A demonstrator denied the claim.
After more than a month of camping, some demonstrators began cleaning up and packing in Friday, vowing to continue their movement elsewhere.
Organizers planned marches to converge on the encampment followed by a potluck, and they hope the public will come.
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