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Saturday, 02 January 2021_The US city of Portland in the northwestern state of Oregon has started the New Year with what was claimed to be a “riot” as police and protesters clashed over a simmering outrage against police violence and racial discrimination against people of color in the country.
The Portland Police Bureau said the violence erupted on Thursday night during a New Year’s Eve demonstration after the forces advanced on the march and prompted protesters to blast fireworks at them.
Media reports said police officers used pepper balls, rubber bullets and some other types of less-lethal munitions to disperse protesters carrying flyers that read, “In solidarity with Black Lives Matter."
Police claimed in a press release that they did not use gas but utilized “inert smoke and some impact munitions” in their response.
Labeling the protest as a “riot,” the police tweeted shortly after 11:30 p.m. that protesters had used at least two Molotov cocktail-style firebombs and launched commercial-grade fireworks at judicial buildings in the central city.
Police also said protesters set “multiple fires,” including in a garbage can, to a crosswalk signal and to various debris in the road. Several arrests were also made at the scene.
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