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Pittsburgh Cops Fire Pepper Spray at Protesters

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2009 3:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – Protests in Pittsburgh are getting into full swing as Barack Obama and other world leaders arrive for the G-20 summit. Police fired pepper spray and smoke bombs to break up an unauthorized march of about 500 anarchists heading toward downtown, reports the Post-Gazette. Its live blog of the march says some protesters threw rocks at police, and at least one person was arrested. The G-20 summit gets under way tonight and wraps up tomorrow.

Pittsburgh police in riot gear redeploy after confrontations with protesters. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Demonstrators march in the Lawrenceville section in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Demonstrators begin a protest march in Arsenal Park in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Demonstrators march in the Lawrenceville section in Pittsburgh Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Demonstrators march in Pittsburgh Thursday in protest of the G20. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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