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Police Declare A Riot After Far-Right And Antifa Groups Clash In Portland

Portland Police made four arrests Saturday and five people were reported injured, including one officer, after the clashes in the city's downtown.
Saturday's clashes were not the first of their kind. Above, antifa counter-protesters fought with far-right Patriot Prayer supporters during a march in Portland on June 3.

What began in downtown Portland Saturday as a permitted march by the far-right group Patriot Prayer was quickly declared a riot and halted by police after altercations with anti-fascist counter-protesters escalated, with reports of projectiles causing several injuries.

Four people were taken to area hospitals by ambulance, one with a serious but not life-threatening injury and the other three with non-serious injuries. Additionally,.

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