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Deputies evict squatters from Occupy Seattle house

The Columbian
Published: January 10, 2012, 4:00pm

SEATTLE (AP) — King County sheriff’s deputies evicted seven people early Wednesday from a vacant house that had been taken over as part of the Occupy Seattle movement.

Deputies told TV and radio reporters at the scene the seven appeared to be squatters who did not have a political motive. However the house is covered in graffiti, including “no banks, no landlords” and “capitalism is exploitation.”

Chief Deputy Steve Strachan says the SWAT team was called out because of reports the home may have been booby trapped. A bomb robot checked a suspicious package and found it was harmless.

The seven left peacefully. No one was arrested.

The house in the Seattle’s Central District has an out-of-town owner and was in the process of being remodeled.

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Information from: KIRO-TV, htthttp://www.kirotv.com/index.html

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