At Least 13 People Arrested at Portland, Oregon, Protest

Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon.

Portland police fire pepper spray rounds into a crowd of counter-protesters during an alt-right rally in Portland, Oregon, U.S., on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2019.

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Portland, Ore. (AP) -- Police arrested at least 13 people and seized metal poles, bear spray and other weapons Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and anti-fascist counter-demonstrators swarmed downtown Portland, Oregon.

Authorities closed bridges and streets to try to keep the rival groups apart. They were largely successful.