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Several hundred protesters with the Occupy movement gathered at Independence Mall on Saturday for the first of a planned five-day event to run parallel to the city's Fourth of July festivities, with authorities on guard given the absence of a permit allowing the group to set up an encampment.
One protester was arrested about 7:30 p.m. and charged with aggravated assault of a federal law enforcement officer after National Park Service Police tried to stop the pitching of a tent on park grounds near Fifth and Walnut Streets and a scuffle ensued, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan said.
The officer suffered minor facial injuries, according to Sullivan.
They plan to walk 99 miles from Phila. to NYC. Excessive heat warning for the next five days.