Series of Protests sprung up in US, Police Arrests 700 in New York

New York : New York Police arrests more than 700 Protesters from Wall Street protest movement as they blocked Newyork's Brooklyn Bridge. 

They were part of a larger group crossing the bridge from Manhattan, where they have been camped out near Wall Street for two weeks. Some entered the bridge's roadway and were met by a large police presence and detained, most for disorderly conduct. 

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Syria envoy summoned over filming of US protests

WASHINGTON: Washington summoned the Syrian ambassador this week after reports that embassy staff had filmed US protests against the crackdown in Syria, the State Department said Friday.

Ambassador Imad Mustapha was called in to meet with top State Department officials “to express a number of our concerns with the reported actions of certain Syrian embassy staff in the United States,” the agency said.

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