Saturday, 19 November 2016

Portland descends into chaos as anti-Trump riots break out

WATCH: Portland descends into chaos as anti-Trump riots break out
Previous demonstrations drew thousands of people in New York, Los Angeles and other large urban centres. The largely peaceful protests were overshadowed by sporadic episodes of vandalism, violence and street-blocking.
On Thursday night, some marchers in Portland, Oregon lit firecrackers, set small fires and used rocks and baseball bats to break the glass of businesses and cars parked at dealerships. Police used pepper spray and flash-bang devices to force people to disperse and made more than two dozen arrests.
A protest organizer decried the vandalism and said the group planned to help clean 

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