A protestor bears the wounds after she says she was hit by Oakland police weapon during a anti-war protest (AP)
Oakland Protest: An Eyewitness Account Story aired: Thursday, April 10, 2003
Police in Oakland, California fired rubber bullets, wooden dowels, bean bags and tear gas at antiwar demonstrators at the Oakland Port on Monday.
Of the estimated 500 protesters there, 31 were arrested. About 25 people, including several bystanders, were injured by the projectiles, and several were taken to hospital.
The police department maintains the use of force was appropriate, and Oakland mayor and former peace activist Jerry Brown is backing the police.
Scott Fleming, a San Francisco lawyer, was among the injured on Monday and joins Here and Now to give an eyewitness account of what happened.
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Scott Fleming, a lawyer in San Francisco who was injured during Monday's protest.
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View a gallery of the war protest in Oakland, CA that took place on on Monday April 7, 2003.
