CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: We've got some breaking news in Washington, D.C., the protests with the World Bank, finance ministers' meeting. Bob Franken standing by with that -- Bob.</s>BOB FRANKEN,CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, I think we've had the first known incident of the police using tear gas. And our luck, it happened right over there. There has been heavy reinforcements of the police brought in because of a confrontation just a couple of minutes ago. And it began when a police vehicle was trying to get through. As you can see, the tear gas on the ground now. You can see a person trying to fall in front of an automobile. A group of demonstrators tried to block the police bus. You can see it right now as it goes past. And you see a person who has fallen in front of that vehicle with the tear gas falling all around. He was finally picked up and dragged away after he was sprayed with pepper gas and dragged away. And the rest of the demonstrators kept on making threatening gestures, and that's why the tear gas was fired. The police officers were able to get the man out of the way, get the vehicles in here, secure this area, which is just about two blocks from the World Bank. Protesters, of course, are here demonstrating against the World Bank, and this was possibly the most violent confrontation so far -- Carol.</s>LIN: All right, thank you very much, Bob Franken, keeping an eye on that story. Last week, the Washington, D.C. Police said that they were not using tear gas. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
World Finance Protests: Police Use First Known Tear Gas on Demonstrators