21. By noon, they had discovered the protest site and moved to Hellersdorf. 22. By nightfall, the majority of protesters had dispersed, although a few hundred who stayed on at the protest site became drunk and started to act violently. 23. Earlier this month, the city adopted a plan for eight protest sites during the games. 24. Interior Minister Sanan Kachornprasart said he had considered arranging Sanam Laung for demonstrators to use as their protest site. 25. Police on Wednesday claimed the protesters voluntarily left the city hall protest site because their demands had been met. 26. Police said they found a small stockpile of mines, grenades and cartridges near the protest site on Wednesday morning, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency. 27. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the protest site to preside over a ceremony opening the new section of road, disagreed. 28. Reporters were barred from the protest sites, but an Associated Press journalist saw police carrying shields and batons chasing protesters through Mahata streets. 29. Sanan insisted that several policemen were injured by projectiles even before they stormed the protest site. 30. Reporters were barred Friday from the protest site. |