Occupy protesters back

November 17, 2011 12:42 am | Updated July 31, 2016 05:08 pm IST - NEW YORK:

Occupy Wall Street protesters have been allowed to return to a New York City park where they were cleared out hours earlier.

No tents

Protesters were allowed back into lower Manhattan's Zuccotti Park two by two Tuesday evening. They each could take only a small bag. No sleeping bags or tents are allowed.

A state Supreme Court judge ruled earlier on Tuesday the protesters didn't have a right to camp in the plaza. The site is open to the public but is privately owned.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the park will stay open to all as long as the protesters abide by its rules.

Protesters are dismayed by the ruling and worry what the future will hold for the anti-Wall Street movement.

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