People who were protesting racism and police brutality are now protesting the very presence of federal agents in their city.
Inside, federal troops observe through broken windows - some windows are shattered, others have holes in them.
We retreat to put gas masks on as the tear gas stings my throat and eyes. We didn't anticipate needing masks so early in the night.Rubbish is thrown and set on fire. It's at this point we see the first federal agents. They're pointing weapons at the crowd and firing rubber bullets. Tear gas fills the air along with the sound of loud bangs. Those in gas masks now run too, the threat of being hit by a rubber bullet is quite frightening.But violence has escalated and crowds have grown since federal troops arrived in Portland two weeks ago.People who were protesting racism and police brutality in support ofSo many of the protesters are tooled up in armour and face masks.
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