By Saturday night, there were reports that some 20 people were taken to hospital. Berlusconi said those responsible for the “unthinkable levels of violence" would be punished:

The governor of The Bank of Italy, Mario Draghi, said on Saturday: “Young people are right to be indignant. They’re angry against the world of finance. I understand them… We adults are angry about the crisis. Can you imagine people who are in their twenties or thirties?” During the isolated incidents of violence, some protesters who wore hoods hurled rocks, bottles and fireworks. Crowds moved through smoke-filled streets:

The city’s media rushed to capture the dramatic scenes:

Men used poles to break shop windows:

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Before the isolated incidents of violence, the protest had been carnival-like in its atmosphere:

By Saturday evening, police appeared to have the situation under control:

Many residents were annoyed and angry at the antics:

The protests resulted in injuries and arrests:

The ‘occupy’ movement went global as protesters gathered in cities across 78 countries on October 15. What started off as a small sit down protest near Wall Street nearly a month ago has galvanized support on all six continents. Protests, which were largely organised through Facebook and Twitter under the hashtag #occupytheworld and #ocw kicked off in Australia, New Zealand and far east Asia on Saturday morning. The anti-capitalist rallies will be spreading west throughout the day stretching across Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. You can follow all the latest developments from around the world here on Storyful:

Here is a live stream showing the latest footage from ‘occupy’ protests around the world, followed by a twitter list with running updates on developments at the rallies:

Protests kicked off in Australia with rallies in Melbourne and Sydney. As was true for Wall Street many of the protesters consider Saturday merely a start to the protest as they knuckle down for a longer term occupation of city centres.

A new angle on Occupy Wall Street reveals the strong micro community that has formed there, captured by film maker Alex Mallis and Lily Henderson in this short documentary.

Many expressed outrage that the police were granted permission by the city to use public buses to transport protesters to police stations. In New York police have also previously resorted to public transport to assist in the mass arrests, earning them heavy criticism from the Transport Workers Union.

This picture of a woman being arrested was taken by a photographer for the Chicago Tribune:

Some protesters sat outside the police station for the night to show their solidarity with those who had been detained.

As the night progressed police moved in and reportedly surrounded the camp with cars and horses.

The dividing line between police and protesters was keenly felt:

This picture was posted with the comment: “Cops around perimeter of camp as lawyers explain folks’ rights on bullhorn.” Several eyewitnesses reported that lawyers were giving short tutorials on protesters rights should police try to arrest them.