Occupy Wall Street protest camp cleared by police

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Police in New York have moved into the Occupy Wall Street camp in Zuccotti Park and begun dismantling tents.

The city mayor's office said on Twitter that the protesters should "temporarily leave and remove tents and tarps" but could return once the park was clear.

Occupy Wall Street was set up in September to protests against economic inequality and had inspired dozens of similar protests around the world.

The camp in Oakland, California was cleared earlier on Monday.