Protesters and protesters meet in Portland, Oregon, US, August 22, 2020. REUTERS / Maranie Staab
(Reuters) – Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. day.
In a Twitter post, police said early Sunday that they had declared a riot before the rally surrounding the Penumbra Kelly building, an urban building that has offices, including police.
“Delay not leaving you may negotiate with detainees, citations, or agents for crowd control, including, but not limited to, tear gas and / or impact weapons,” the statement added.
There were clashes on Saturday afternoon between anti-racism protesters and right-wing protesters.
Demonstrations against racism and police brutality swept the United States after the death in May of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died after a police officer nodded his knee for nearly nine minutes.
The administration of President Donald Trump in July deployed federal troops to deal with the nightly protests in Portland, where demonstrations have sometimes erupted into violence.
On Friday, Trump called the Portland demonstrations “crazy” because he said cities had become lawless and chaotic by Democrats. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is a Democrat.
Report of Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Edited by Frances Kerry
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