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VIDEO: Night 53: Feds continue tear gas use against protesters following march… WATCH…
by: Hannah Ray Lambert, Jacquelyn Abad, KOIN 6 News Staff
Posted: Jul 20, 2020 / 10:08 PM PDT / Updated: Jul 21, 2020 / 01:39 AM PDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal authorities again used tear gas, flash bangs and other crowd-control munitions against protesters in downtown Portland after the largest crowd the city has seen in recent weeks gathered on Monday night for the 53rd consecutive night of protests against police brutality.
KOIN 6 News witnessed protesters and the federal officers face off near SW 3rd and Main, and saw authorities use pepper balls and throw tear gas canisters and flash bangs. Meanwhile, Portland police reported on social media hundreds of protesters had scattered to surrounding streets and that some were “throwing projectiles” and were “armed with clubs hammers and other weapons [sic].”
It’s unclear if any demonstrators were arrested or detained.
Before federal officers used force against the protesters, a movement of moms and dads drew hundreds of parents dressed in yellow and orange, respectively, first to Salmon Street Springs, and then to the…
Continue reading: https://www.koin.com/news/protests/night-53-at-least-a-thousand-rally-in-portland-for-protest/.
Prior: Portland Oregon Protest Coverage Live Feed.
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