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Riots Explode In Portland Overnight, Protesters Target Police Headquarters, Jails, Courthouse

Emily Zanotti
Riots Explode In Portland Overnight, Protesters Target Police Headquarters, Jails, Courthouse
Staff Photo by Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Ongoing demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, which have occasionally devolved into violence, exploded into all-out riots on July 4th, as protesters targeted police headquarters, jails, and a federal courthouse.

Nearly a dozen people were arrested Saturday as unrest in the city entered its 38th day, Portland police said. Federal agents arrested at least one person who will likely be charged with trying to destroy a federal building.

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