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About 50 people
attended the protest march, which wound past federal buildings
and police headquarters before reaching the campus of e-commerce
company Amazon near downtown, the Seattle Times reported.
The protest was part of a wider movement to draw attention to
income inequality, corporate practices and internet freedom,
organized by hacking group Anonymous. Protests were planned in
some 600 cities around the world, according to local organizers.
It was unclear what charges the man with the machete would face.
KOMO-TV reported that demonstrators made their way through
downtown peacefully, some in Guy Fawkes masks and holding signs
that read "Eat the Rich."
Employees at Amazon had been told not to wear their
identification badges or other items that linked them with the
company, an internal memo said. It said employees nervous about
the protest could work from home.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles; Editing by
Simon Cameron-Moore)
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