- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Oregon Police Say Arrest at Least 29 in Anti-Trump Riot

© REUTERS / Steve DipaolaPolice detain a demonstrator during a protest against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Portland, Oregon, U.S. November 10, 2016
Police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the election of Republican Donald Trump as President of the United States in Portland, Oregon, U.S. November 10, 2016 - Sputnik International
Subscribe
Portland Police Department stated that Police in the US state of Oregon's city of Portland have arrested nearly 30 protesters on the third day of demonstrations following Donald Trump's presidential election victory.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) Police in the US state of Oregon's city of Portland have arrested nearly 30 protesters on the third day of demonstrations following Donald Trump's presidential election victory, the Portland Police Department said Friday.

"Police have arrested at least 29 people during riot. Late Friday morning we'll have a complete update on arrests, charges and photos," the department said on its Twitter account.

Officers used pepper spray and vapor, as well as rubber baton rounds and rubber ball distraction devices to disperse the crowds that initially gathered late Thursday as a peaceful demonstration.

The Portland Police Department later classified the protests as a riot and an unlawful assembly after vandalism and extensive damage to property.

Some protesters armed themselves with rocks from construction sites, prepared gas flares, and threw objects at police, the department said earlier. It distinguished between "anarchists" and the rest of the demonstrators, calling on those "not wanting to be associated" with the rioters to assemble elsewhere.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала