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HUNDREDS of police officers in riot gear raided the New York city park where the Occupy Wall Street protests began, evicting and arresting protesters, before dawn, from what has become the epicentre of the worldwide movement protesting at corporate greed and economic inequality.

Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the New York City park where the Occupy Wall Street protests began, evicting and arresting dozens of protesters, before dawn, from what has become the epicentre of the worldwide movement protesting at corporate greed and economic inequality.

Wall Street protesters are poised for an ugly confrontation with police and New York authorities trying to end the month-long occupation of a park that has spawned similar gatherings across America and is going global.