Occupy marchers busted in three cities

Hundreds of Occupy protesters were arrested across the United States Thursday, including at least 200 in New York City, police said.

The arrests in Manhattan were made when Occupy Wall Street protesters tangled with police while trying to march on the financial district. Other arrests were reported in other cities across the nation, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and Portland, Ore.

The marches coincided with the two-month anniversary of the start of the anti-greed protests, which began on Wall Street and spread nationwide.

The New York Times reported protesters' "Day of Action" included an attempt to disrupt the New York Stock Exchange, subway demonstrations, blocking the street at the Brooklyn Bridge and confrontations with police in Zuccotti Park. The Times said among the 200 or more taken into custody were five charged with felony assault. Seven officers and 10 protesters were injured, police said.

Philadelphia's WTXF-TV reported those arrested in New York included a retired Philadelphia police captain, Ray Lewis.

In Philadelphia, police started hauling protesters off to jail after a couple of hundred demonstrators marched to the Market Street Bridge, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

In Los Angeles, KTTV-TV reported about two-dozen anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested after they sat in a circle in a downtown financial district intersection and refused to leave.

Meanwhile, a group called the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed concern for journalists covering the demonstrations, saying five have been injured by police and protesters and a dozen have been detained by police.

The New York protest began peacefully but grew tense as police began making arrests when some demonstrators tried to climb over barricades, the New York Post reported. Other people were handcuffed and taken away after t I can walk on any sidewalk I want to," said Jessica Allure, 24, a student.

In Las Vegas, about 20 protesters were loaded aboard a police bus and hauled away for booking after a crowd blocked the street in front of the downtown federal court house.

The Portland Police Bureau said its officers arrested 25 people who were marching near the city's Steel Bridge.