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1) One canister of tear gas was used (after bottles and M-80 firecrackers were throw at police).

2) Police did not use rubber bullets or flash bang grenades.

Occupy Oakland and pictures on the scene say differently:

Note the images on this page:

http://links.org.au/node/2568

I think that the 9th image down is a spent tear gas canister (I might be wrong).

The next image below that is, I believe, a spent rubber bullet shell.

Note the 5th image up from the bottom. It clearly shows two tear gas canisters (one in the foreground and another in the background).

The mayor says:

“Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes?”

1) One canister of tear gas was used (after bottles and M-80 firecrackers were throw at police).

2) Police did not use rubber bullets or flash bang grenades.

3) 97 protesters were arrested.

4) 1 protester was injured.

5) Conditions in the Occupy Oakland camp had deteriorated over the past week. There were health and safety concerns and many of the original occupiers had already abandoned the camp.

Please note that I am just reporting with the Oakland Deputy Mayor stated during our telephone conversation today at 4 PM. Rather than arguing amongst ourselves about what happened this morning, let’s continue fact checking and contact the Deputy Mayor if her account turns out to be false.