Saloni Subha ( Intern Journalist ) A fire took place inside a police union building led authorities in Portland, Oregon, to declare riots and protestors were removed from the offices as violent demonstrations continue in the city that had hoped for calm after federal agents withdraw more than a week ago.
Three officers were hurt when the police were trying to clear a crowd of several hundred people outside the Portland Police Association on Saturday , said police.
Rallies had been organized earlier in the afternoon and evening throughout the city, including at the peninsula, Laurehlusrst and Berrydale parks. Police said a group from peninsula park marched to the Portland Police Association building, which is located about 5 miles (8 kilometers ) north of the federal courthouse that had been the target of the violence.
A group of demonstrators broke the building, set the building on fire, and we’re adding to it when Officers made the riot declaration just after 11:30 pm, police said. Police arrested 24 people during a protest on Friday after they said people defied orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs, and commercial-grade fireworks at Officers.
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