via BBC News
The mayor of Los Angeles has given Occupy Wall Street protesters in the city a deadline of midday on Monday to pack up their protest camp.
But he hopes to avoid confrontations between police and protesters that have marred evictions in other cities.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued the deadline of 12:01 on Monday (20:01 GMT), saying he hoped for a “spirit of co-operation” with those camped out.
A statement from the protesters quickly rejected the mayor’s demand.
“As a collective, Occupy Los Angeles would like to express their rejection of the city of Los Angeles’s alleged proposal that we leave City Hall,” protester Jeremy Rothe-Kushel told the Associated Press.
Police will be in City Hall Park over the weekend to forewarn protesters, city officials said on Friday.
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