Siun at the Campaign Silo at FireDogLake reports from onsite indymedia in Saint Paul:
Update at 11:46 pacific - Latest reports from the streets - live video at The Uptake:
RUBBER BULLETS FIRED AT 10TH/ST PETER BLACK BLOC. 1 PROTESTER DOWN. national guard also coming to scene reportedly with concussion grenades and smoke.
Legal observers from the Cold Spring Legal collective have been arrested – these are the folks trained to watch for police problems.
Tear gas and water cannons is use as well.
Update at 11:04 pacific -Reports coming in via indymedia twitter:
COPS ARE INDISCRIMINATELY USING TEAR GAS AND PEPPER SPRAY AT 7TH AND MINNESOTA STREETS. HELP NEEDED ASAP: WATER, MEDICS. JOURNALISTS GASSED
Also reports of police horses being used against marchers.
Update at 10:41 (pacific) Lindsay just saw 12 bicycle cops ride past in gas masks - and there are reports that "Justice Department officers directing riot police on 6th St to "get ready" are popping up on the Indy tweets.
Siun at the Campaign Silo at FireDogLake reports from onsite indymedia in Saint Paul:
Update at 11:46 pacific - Latest reports from the streets - live video at The Uptake:
RUBBER BULLETS FIRED AT 10TH/ST PETER BLACK BLOC. 1 PROTESTER DOWN. national guard also coming to scene reportedly with concussion grenades and smoke.
Legal observers from the Cold Spring Legal collective have been arrested – these are the folks trained to watch for police problems.
Tear gas and water cannons is use as well.
Update at 11:04 pacific -Reports coming in via indymedia twitter:
COPS ARE INDISCRIMINATELY USING TEAR GAS AND PEPPER SPRAY AT 7TH AND MINNESOTA STREETS. HELP NEEDED ASAP: WATER, MEDICS. JOURNALISTS GASSED
Also reports of police horses being used against marchers.
Update at 10:41 (pacific) Lindsay just saw 12 bicycle cops ride past in gas masks - and there are reports that "Justice Department officers directing riot police on 6th St to "get ready" are popping up on the Indy tweets.
Update: Video Livestream Here
Update Two: Siun has more reporting here:
Latest reports from the streets - Lindsay called in, is fine ... says she has only seen peaceful folks but police are blocking access to many locations and she's seeing a lot of police in riot gear with batons and tear gas launchers at her location. She's hearing that the demonstrations are diverging across the city.
The latest Twitter reports:
AP photographer pepper sprayed.
From the ColdSnapLegal twitter feed: National Lawyer's Guild lawyer being held by police and arrests going on at 6th and Wall.
Earlier: Legal observers from the Cold Spring Legal collective have been arrested – these are the folks trained to watch for police problems.
There are numerous reports of rubber bullets being used against demonstrators and 1 arrestee is reported injured and being denied medical care.