Monday, July 20, 2020

Portland protests: Mayor demands federal troops leave city

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53466718


Federal agents, deployed by President Trump, have fired tear gas into crowds of demonstrators. Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf previously called the protesters a "violent mob".
Late on Saturday, protesters were seen dismantling a fence around the federal courthouse, hours after it was put up.
The US Attorney's office in Oregon said on Twitter that the fence aimed to "de-escalate tensions" between protesters and law enforcement officials and asked people to leave it alone.
Officers declared a riot outside the Portland Police Association building. It was set on fire.
 

No comments :

Post a Comment

ANONYMOUS COMMENTS WILL NOT BE POSTED!
please use either your real name or a pseudonym.