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Wednesday 2 May 2012 - 10:02

US protesters nearly bring Los Angeles airport to shutdown

Story Code : 158386
US protesters nearly bring Los Angeles airport to shutdown
The protesters in the major West Coast US city demonstrated just outside the main international terminal of the busy airport, demanding equal treatment for workers and support for the 99-percenters, referring to the majority of the US population deemed victimized by corporate America (the remaining one-percent).

Many of those participating in the protest rally were airport workers, who have reportedly gone on strike until their work conditions at the airport improve.

The demonstrators marched throughout the massive airport while Los Angeles police officers stood on guard, monitoring the protest.

The LA police eventually arrested 10 protesters, reportedly on the charge of refusing to disperse from a nearby intersection.

Earlier in the day, US police forces clashed with Occupy Wall Street protesters as well as other activists across the nation. The scuffles broke out as the protesters took to the streets of major cities to mark the international labor day (May Day).

The police reportedly arrested at least 30 activists in New York, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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