Portland is turned into a 'war zone' as stores are looted, anti-police protesters set a precinct on fire during violent night of demonstrations
- Protesters attempt to create an 'autonomous zone' outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct Thursday night
Demonstrations turned violent in Portland on Thursday night and Friday morning, with protesters started several fires and cops firing tear gas in an attempt to disperse crowds
Videos and images posted to social media by demonstrator James Martin showed several separate fires set up at barricades placed between protesters and police
One commentator described the area as looking like something from 'a war zone'
Another image posted online showed a demonstrator left injured in the fracas, with a 'chunk' of flesh allegedly cut out of her ankle
A still from a video posted to social media shows a large fire lit outside a store as protesters mill around
Several fires were lit in addition to the blaze which later erupted at the police precinct
A statue of George Washington with a burning American flag draped across it was toppled by protesters in Portland, Oregon on Thursday night
Images from the scene show the statue lying face down on the ground and covered in graffiti that read: 'Genocidal colonist'
It comes after a statue of Thomas Jefferson that was based outside Portland's Jefferson High School was torn down earlier this week
The base of the Jefferson statue had the words 'slave owner' and Floyd's name spray painted across it
PORTLAND: Photo released by the Portland Police Department shows damage to buildings after protesters vandalized businesses and set fire to a precinct earlier that morning
PORTLAND: several separate fires were set up at barricades placed between protesters and police
PORTLAND: Demonstrations turned violent in Portland on Thursday night and Friday morning, with protesters started several fires
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8463831/Portland-turned-war-zone-violent-night-anti-police-protests.html
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