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Seattle Mayor Says Federal Agents Are Leaving the City

Federal agents who had been deployed to Seattle last week to protect federal buildings from early protests have left the city, Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) said Tuesday night. “[The Department of Homeland Security] He notified me that the federal forces deployed to Seattle demobilized and left, “Durkan tweeted.” The president’s …

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Police Declare Riots In Seattle Protests, Make Arrests | News

The US city of Seattle has declared riots following large protests in its Capitol Hill neighborhood, and police have deployed sudden explosions and pepper spray to try to clear a multi-block occupied “protest zone” that spans several blocks. Through Twitter, police said they had made at least 11 arrests and …

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