Portland protesters cause mayhem again, police officer hurt
Violent clashes this week between protesters and police have ratcheted up tensions in the city days after an agreement between state and federal officials appeared to bring calm
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press
Published: August 7, 2020, 8:48am
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A woman who lives in a Portland neighborhood targeted by protesters argues with a few black-clad demonstrators after being splashed with white paint in front of a Portland Police Bureau precinct that was being vandalized, late Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. The woman was trying to stop the protesters from vandalizing the building when she was hit with the paint.(Mark Graves /The Oregonian via AP)Photo Gallery
PORTLAND — About 200 people, some wielding homemade shields, clashed with police early Friday for the third consecutive night as two other Black Lives Matter rallies proceeded peacefully elsewhere in the city, authorities said.
The demonstration with unrest came hours after the city’s Democratic mayor pleaded for protesters to stay off the streets, saying those who barricaded the doors to a police precinct the night before and tried to set it ablaze were not demonstrators, but criminals.
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