[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Protesters attempt to create an 'autonomous zone' outside the Portland Police Bureau's North Precinct Thursday night
- Cops used tear gas to disperse protesters in the early hours of Friday morning, declaring the gathering as 'an unlawful assembly'
- The precinct was set on fire a short time later, and protesters retaliated by firing paintballs at officers; businesses were also looted and buildings were vandalized
- Demonstrations calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism have been occurring Portland each night for the past month
- At times, the protests have turned destructive; last Thursday a statue of George Washington was pulled down and destroyed by a group of activists
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