PORTLAND, Ore. – Police have shut down a counter-protest at a public square in downtown Portland, Oregon, because they say demonstrators were hurling bricks and other objects at officers.
Portland police cleared people out of Chapman Square near where a free speech rally was being held Sunday afternoon. Officers are using “less-lethal chemical munition” such as tear gas to disperse the crowds.
They detained a large crowd of demonstrators and others several blocks north of a free speech rally in downtown Portland, Oregon. ...