Forum Post: world report oakland port shut down by protesters
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 3, 2011, 12:21 p.m. EST by MattLHolck
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Protesters shut down operations at Oakland's port on Wednesday in demonstrations against economic inequality and police brutality, which turned tense as the night wore on.
The protest by 5,000 people fell short of paralyzing the northern California city that has been at the forefront of anti-Wall Street protests after a former US marine was badly wounded during a march.
But as evening fell, an official said maritime operations at the Oakland port, which handles about $39bn (£24bn) a year in imports and exports, had been "effectively shut down".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/03/oakland-port-shut-down-occupy?newsfeed=true
Who cares. They let the provocateurs steal the headlines.
only here
all I heard on BBC was Oakland's ports were shut down