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A riot was declared outside Portland’s Justice Centre early on Thursday, with protesters ordered to clear the area immediately or face arrest and riot “control agents” including tear gas and “impact weapons,” as a federal crackdown on anti-racism protesters in the city intensifies.Portland Police tweeted in the early hours: “A riot has been declared outside the Justice Center. Disperse to the north and/or west. Disperse immediately.
The area covering SW 1st Ave to SW Broadway from SW Columbia to SW Harvey Milk was shut down, the department said, with protesters told again to “leave the area now.”
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