Occupy Wall Street protester Chris Philips screams

Occupy Wall Street protester Chris Philips screams as he is arrested near Zuccotti Park, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A woman in the crowd displays a sign as demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement

In this Sept. 17, 2011 file photo, a woman in the crowd displays a sign as demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement gather to call for the occupation of Wall Street in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

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Over 100 Occupy Wall Street arrests in NYC

Monday marks movement's 1 year anniversary

Updated: Monday, 17 Sep 2012, 2:25 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 17 Sep 2012, 7:53 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say more than 100 people have been arrested as Occupy Wall Street protesters march in small groups around Manhattan's financial district to mark the anniversary of the grass-roots movement.

Police also removed four protesters in wheelchairs after they blocked a busy street Monday.

Loud chanting and the sound of drums filled the air. The demonstrators clogged traffic, and dozens of police officers and vans lined the streets.

But the protests lacked the heft of last year's Occupy events. Last year there were thousands of protesters. On Monday morning, there were a few hundred at most.

Earlier, they gathered across from Zuccotti Park, the site of the movement's birth.

Events are planned in more than 30 cities worldwide.

In San Francisco, they include an afternoon march to the Financial District and an evening rally outside Bank of America.

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