Occupy Berkeley encampment broken up by police

Police in riot gear remove tents in front of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley on Wednesday.

Police in riot gear remove tents in front of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley on Wednesday.  (Ben Margot / Associated Press)

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Dozens of protesters were arrested on the campus of UC Berkeley, where university police moved in to break up an Occupy Berkeley encampment.

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A protester is led away after being arrested by police at UC Berkeley on Wednesday.  (Ben Margot / Associated Press)

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A UC Berkeley police officer asks for the dispersal of students and the removal of tents on the campus on Wednesday.  (Ben Margot / Associated Press)

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Student activists erect tents at UC Berkeley on Wednesday.  (Ben Margot / Associated Press)

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Women sit in a tent in front of Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley on Wednesday. Student activists attempted to set up a camp on campus despite official warnings that such encampments are not allowed.  (Ben Margot / Associated Press)