Several demonstrators were arrested in Portland, Oregon, early Saturday after another series of downtown protests
US attorney requests DHS investigation after video shows masked, camouflaged federal authorities arresting protesters in PortlandProtesters -- as they have often in the last seven weeks -- rallied around the federal courthouse and county justice center in downtown Portland Friday night and early Saturday.Portland demonstrators generally have been protesting racial inequality and police brutality for about seven weeks after the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd.
Federal officers stand off with protesters after clearing the streets with tear gas outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland early Saturday.Around 1:30 a.m., city police declared an unlawful assembly and told demonstrators to leave, police said.Police said they moved in to disperse the crowd and arrested several people who didn't leave. Officers faced"projectiles such as glass bottles, rocks and broken pieces of metal from fencing," police said.By 2:10 a.m.
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