Occupy protesters call for general strike as Iraq veteran improves

AN Iraq war veteran badly wounded in clashes between protesters and police was upgraded to fair condition yesterday as activists called for a general strike against the Bay Area city.

A spokeswoman for Highland General Hospital in Oakland said that former US Marine Scott Olsen, 24, had been upgraded from critical to fair condition overnight.

The spokeswoman declined to offer further details but friends said Olsen was breathing on his own and could undergo surgery in the next day or so.