Occupy Wall St protestors face high noon showdown

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.

Demonstrators at the half-acre park in lower Manhattan have said they will not go anywhere at today’s 7am (noon Irish time) deadline when the park’s out-of-patience owners want them to clear out and stop pitching tents or using sleeping bags.