From RT.com…..
A riot was declared and one person was detained after activists in Portland set the city’s police union office ablaze, amid ongoing protests following the killing of a black man, Daunte Wright, in a botched arrest in Minneapolis.
Around 100 demonstrators on Tuesday night gathered at a nearby park before marching to the Portland Police Associate (PPA) building, the city’s police force said.
Protesters launched fireworks and used vehicles to block adjacent roads. Portland police issued numerous warnings over a loudspeaker telling the crowd that they needed to allow traffic to move through.
Instead, the situation escalated. According to Portland police, the protesters lit a fire at the back of the union office, possibly in a garbage can. Other members of the group were seen using accelerants on a door as flames began to engulf part of the building.
A riot has been declared by @PortlandPolice and the PPA building is on fire. @fox12oregon pic.twitter.com/6cDz864kTC
— Bridget Chavez (@BridgetChavezTV) April 14, 2021
Videos posted to social media show an inferno raging in front of the entrance to the building as officers arrived at the scene.
