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mo4ch:>13 arrested, 6 injured after Portland protests descend into violence | Mo4ch News

Police have arrested 13 people on a range of charges, including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon after right-wing demonstrators squared off with Antifa counter-protesters in Portland, Oregon.Speaking at the press conference in wake of the protests in Portland, marred by sporadic incidents of violence, city mayor Ted Wheeler hailed police for doing “an exemplary job of deescalating the situation” at what he described as a “largely peaceful event” despite there being multiple videos documenting attacks mostly by Antifa on right-wing demonstrators. In one particularly violent episode, a gange of masked protesters viciously attacked two buses with right-wing activists, pelting the vehicles with rocks, throwing a hammer into a salon and attempting to force their way into one of the buses by busting its doors.While the mayor’s remark might have raised some eyebrows, Portland police chief Danielle Outlaw reported that 13 people have been arrested in connectio…