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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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal demanded that Attorney General William Barr respond to why the administration deployed federal officials to attack the Black Lives Matter protests, but did not respond to …
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According to the department, about 60 Seattle police officers were injured during weekend clashes with anti-police protesters throwing explosives, which revealed photos and footage of the massacre. “Officers are recovering from yesterday’s protests where they were hit with explosives, rocks, bottles, and wood,” the department’s public affairs wrote Sunday about …
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SEATTLE (Reuters) – Dozens were arrested and many police officers wounded in clashes around Seattle’s biggest Black Lives Matter protest in weeks on Saturday, police said, with renewed energy sparked by violent clashes between activists and federal agents in the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Police said officers used non-lethal weapons …
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The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Police fired a stream of what appeared to be pepper spray directly into a nurse’s face while trying to help someone who had been pushed by police in Seattle amid …
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