Police use tear gas on Occupy Oakland protesters
Quick ReadPolice use tear gas on rowdy Occupy protesters as hundreds take to streets in Oakland, Calif.
Photo credit: AP | Occupy Oakland protesters march down Broadway in Oakland, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. An unlawful assembly was declared as occupiers planned to take over an undisclosed building. (AP Photo/The Tribune, Bay Area News Group, Jane Tyska) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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(AP) -- Oakland police used tear gas and "flash" grenades Saturday to break up hundreds of Occupy protesters after some demonstrators started throwing rocks and flares at officers and tearing down fencing.
Three officers were hurt and 19 people were arrested, the Oakland Police Department said. No details on the officers' injuries were released.
The protest continued into Saturday evening....
