Police arrest demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway. The highway is not intended for pedestrians, the marchers attempted to cross the bridge on the highway and were stopped on the middle of the bridge by police.
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A man scales the support cables above the pedestrian walkway as demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement attempt to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway below.
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Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement wave to supporters as they wait to be arrested after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway.
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A large group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement attempt to cross the Brooklyn Bridge, effectively shutting parts of it down.
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Supporters (L) cheer from the pedestrian walkway as demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement attempt to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway.
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Police arrest two demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Supporters (L) cheer from the pedestrian walkway as demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement attempt to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway.
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Protesters react as police begin to make arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge during an Occupy Wall Street march.
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Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement wait to be arrested after they attempted to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the motorway.
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Demonstrators walk from Wall Street to Brooklyn over the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Arrests are made as protesters march across the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Cops handcuff a protester yesterday.
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Thousands of demonstrators attempt to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on its roadway.
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