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Occupy protesters hail 'great victory'

The decision to postpone the clean-up of Zuccotti Park, where agitators have camped, sent cheers up from the huge crowds collected there

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The decision to postpone the clean-up of Zuccotti Park, where agitators have camped, sent cheers up from the huge crowds collected there

Authorities in New York city have postponed the clean-up of the Manhattan park where anti-Wall Street protesters have been camped out for a month.

The announcement prompted cheers from a crowd that had feared they would be evicted. Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said the owners of the private park, Brookfield Office Properties, had put off the cleaning.

Members of Occupy Wall Street march on Broadway during a celebration march after learning that they can stay on at Zuccotti Park, in New York. However, hours after the decision came there was a clash between protesters and cops. A member of Occupy takes a break from protests and chants and takes to brooms to clean up the park in order to avoid being evicted from the park

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