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Federal Agents Use Tear Gas to Clear Portland Protest

Associated Press

   PORTLAND, ORE. - Thousands of protesters gathered outside the federal
   courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours of Saturday
   shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by
   U.S. agents, lingered above.

   The demonstration went on for hours until federal agents entered the
   crowd around 2:30 a.m. and marched in a line down the street, clearing
   remaining protesters with tear gas at close range. They also
   extinguished a large fire in the street outside the courthouse.

   The Federal Protective Service had declared the gathering as "an
   unlawful assembly" and said that officers had been injured.

   As the crowd dispersed, someone was found stabbed nearby, Portland
   police said. The person was taken to a hospital and a suspect was taken
   into custody.

   By 3 a.m., most demonstrators had left with only some small groups
   roaming the streets.

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