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Authorities declare riot for Portland protest at union building

CORRECTS DAY TO FRIDAY - A protester taunts Portland police as they guard the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office on Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 in Portland, Ore. Police say demonstrators threw or launched items including rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks toward officers early Saturday. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Portland, Oregon, again declared a riot Sunday night after protesters marched to union building, blocked the road and set dumpster fires.

Police forced a couple hundred people away from the building minutes after they had arrived from a nearby park.


Since George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, protests have occurred nightly in the city for more than 70 days.

A fire inside the union building Saturday night led authorities to declare a riot and force protesters away from the offices.