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Arrests imminent for Occupy Philly at Comcast Center

Metro photographer Rikard Larma reports that about nine Occupiers appear on the brink of arrest inside the Comcast Center, where a much larger group marched earlier this afternoon.

They marched through Center City for about an hour, starting around noon and leaving from their longheld perch at Dilworth Plaza. Unexpectedly, the group ended up outside the city’s tallest building. They refused to tell reporters earlier where their march would wind up.

The arrests would mark the second time Occupiers have been taken into custody after a group of 15 were busted outside police headquarters almost two weeks ago for blocking traffic at Eighth and Race streets.

More details to come shortly.

Metro Philadelphia

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