Occupy Oakland clashes – in pictures

Police prepare to enter Occupy Oakland's encampment Photograph: Noah Berger/AP Occupy activists link arms as police advance on their encampment Photograph: Noah Berger/AP Oakland police make arrests as they disband the Oakland Occupy protesters trying to protect their encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza Photograph: Jane Tyska/AP Occupy Oakland protesters carry away a man who was hit by a teargas canister Photograph: Kimihiro Hoshino/AFP/Getty Images A masked demonstrator walks through a cloud of teargas Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters Activists help a wheelchair user away from teargas Photograph: Darryl Bush/AP A US Navy veteran peace campaigner in uniform Photograph: Kimberly White/Reuters Police officers with firearms confront protesters Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters Protesters remonstrate with police Photograph: Kimberly White/Reuters A police officer takes photographs of the remains of the Occupy Oakland camp after protesters were evicted Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images An Occupy protester looks at the remains of the Oakland camp Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images