Seattle protesters threw large rocks, bottles, fireworks and other explosives at officers Saturday, police said.
Others set fire to a portable trailer and a construction site, police said in a series of tweets.
At least 45 people have been arrested on charges of assaulting officers, obstruction and failure to disperse, police said. Twenty-one officers have been injured from having projectiles thrown at them, according to police. Most officers were able to return to duty, the department's Twitter said. One officer was hospitalized with a leg injury caused by an explosive. Police described the protest as a riot.
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