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The Guardian: New clashes in Portland as protests spread to other cities.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/27/portland-protests-trump-federal-agents-seattle-anti-racism'Far from quelling unrest, Trump’s actions have also lit a fuse under demonstrations in other cities. Protesters reconvened in Seattle on Sunday night in support of fellow demonstrators in Portland.
Demonstrators fill an intersection near the Seattle police east precinct in Washington on 26 July.
Demonstrators fill an intersection near the Seattle police east precinct in Washington on 26 July. Photograph: David Ryder/Getty Images
The Seattle gathering remained peaceful. The previous night, protesters had clashed with local police officers, with rocks and bottles thrown according to the authorities. There was no repeat on Sunday night of trouble that broke out in Oakland and Aurora, Colorado on Saturday. Richmond, in Virginia, also saw trouble on Saturday night.
The clashes in Portland broke out shortly after midnight, according to the Oregonian newspaper. The federal forces turned out lights illuminating the courthouse and over loudspeakers ordered protesters to disperse on the grounds that they were holding an unlawful assembly.
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Confrontations erupted after the US agents began to clear the area. According to the Associated Press, the officers deployed several rounds of what appeared to be teargas, flash-bangs and pepper balls. Protesters responded by igniting fireworks and beaming lights on to the courthouse, with some scaling the fence.
Video footage shot by the journalist Andrew Kimmel showed agents in unmarked camouflage uniform and gas masks pushing back the crowd with batons and pepper spray, and rushing at protesters. The recording shows officers shooting gas and flash-bangs directly at the crowd.
An unknown number of arrests were made. Some protesters shouted “I cannot breathe” and “Why? Why?” as they were held on the ground."
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