英语新闻阅读：纽约警方逮捕70名占据华尔街示威者

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　　Police in New York have arrested 70 protesters who refused to leave a
public park in Lower Manhattan that has become the focal point for the "Occupy
Wall Street" movement since it began two months ago.A large team of police
officers wearing helmets and carrying shields forced hundreds of protesters to
evacuate New York's Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, tearing down temporary
dwellings and hauling trash away from what had become a small tent city.
        　　A statement by the city and the park's owner said the facility was being
temporarily evacuated because of an "increased health and fire safety hazard" to
those camped in the park.Police say most of the protesters left the park
peacefully, but that those who did not were arrested.The city says the
protesters will be able to return to the park after it is cleaned, but that they
will not be allowed to bring back tents or sleeping bags.The Occupy Wall Street
protest began in Zuccotti Park on September 17 with a small group of activists
seeking to focus attention on what they see as corporate greed and the
increasing gap between the rich and poor across the globe.