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Several dozen protesters, some of them carrying firearms, They stormed the Oregon Capitol (Northwest of the United States) on Monday to protest against the restrictions imposed in the state by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to local television images.

Local broadcaster OPB identified some of the protesters as members of the far-right formation Patriot Prayer, based in Vancouver (Washington state) and has already starred in episodes of violence in the past.

The protesters had gathered early in the morning outside the State Capitol in the city of Salem, where a special session was being held inside in which legislators debated the health and economic response to the pandemic.

The protesters, who came to be about 300 According to the local press, they called for the resignation and arrest of the governor, Democrat Kate Brown, and shouted slogans in favor of lifting the restrictions and completely reopening the state economy.

The tension between the protesters and the Police who protected the building escalated and some of the first They managed to overcome surveillance and enter the Capitol after “using chemical agent sprays,” the Oregon State Police said.

The Police responded by launching tear gas and the confrontation ended with him arrest of three people, one of them, identified by the authorities as Ryan Lyles, 41.

“The Oregon State Police encourages people to exercise their right to freedom of expression, but it has to be legal. Please stop any acts of vandalism or destruction of property. If they commit a crime, they will be arrested, “authorities said in a statement.

Patriot Prayer is the group to which a follower of the outgoing US president, Donald Trump, belonged, who in August was shot dead in Portland (Oregon) by a member of the anarchist group Antifa while participating in a right-wing march.

 

 

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18 hours ago, Auburn85 said:

“The Oregon State Police encourages people to exercise their right to freedom of expression, but it has to be legal. Please stop any acts of vandalism or destruction of property. If they commit a crime, they will be arrested, “authorities said in a statement.

Better late than never for the Oregon State Police.

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