New York - A demonstration by hundreds of angry New York firefighters turned violent yesterday, with protesters scuffling with police who arrested 12 of them.
In the protest over a cutback in the number of rescue workers allowed to continue recovery efforts at the ruins of the World Trade Centre, the protesters broke down barricades and some of them punched police officers.
Some were taken away in handcuffs.
Those arrested included a retired fire captain, a fire marshal and three union members, and they face charges of assault, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.