紐約警方逮捕70名佔據華爾街示威者

Police in New York have arrested 70 protesters who refused to leave a public park in Lower Manhattan that has become the focal point for the "Occupy Wall Street" movement since it began two months ago.A large team of police officers wearing helmets and carrying shields forced hundreds of protesters to evacuate New York's Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, tearing down temporary dwellings and hauling trash away from what had become a small tent city.

A statement by the city and the park's owner said the facility was being temporarily evacuated because of an "increased health and fire safety hazard" to those camped in the ce say most of the protesters left the park peacefully, but that those who did not were city says the protesters will be able to return to the park after it is cleaned, but that they will not be allowed to bring back tents or sleeping Occupy Wall Street protest began in Zuccotti Park on September 17 with a small group of activists seeking to focus attention on what they see as corporate greed and the increasing gap between the rich and poor across the globe.紐約警方逮捕70名拒絕離開曼哈頓下城一個公園的示威者。這裏最近成爲兩個月前開始的“佔據華爾街”運動的焦點。一大羣戴着頭盔、手持盾牌的警察星期二凌晨開始驅逐紐約祖可蒂公園內大約200名抗議者，拆除臨時住所，並將垃圾從這個小帳篷城裏拖走。

城市和公園的主人發表聲明表示，清理公園是因爲對於在公園內紮營的人存在“越來越多的健康和消防安全隱患”。警方說，大多數示威者和平地離開了公園，不肯離開的人被逮捕。

紐約市政府說，在清理完成後，示威者可以返回公園，但是不允許他們把帳篷或者睡袋帶回來。佔據華爾街抗議運動從9月17日在祖可蒂公園開始。當時一小羣活動人士希望人們關注大公司的貪婪、以及全球貧富更加懸殊的情況。