Members of opposing groups violently clashed in downtown Portland, Ore., on Saturday night during an event that was billed as a march for “law and order.”
Participants with the conservative Patriot Prayer group and counter-demonstrators with Antifa got into a bloody melee outside a popular bar where members on both sides used bear spray, fists, and batons to beat each other, the Oregonian reported.
A member of Patriot Prayer saves a burning flag
#Patriotprayer #Antifa #protest #ProudBoys #PDX #Portland pic.twitter.com/PLlI1cVvy6— Storm (@xBc26x) October 14, 2018
Huge brawl just happened and police came in to firenless lethal rounds on people. Right-wingers were clubbing people w clubs outside of Kelly’s Olympian, way worse than NYC last night. proud Boys and Patriot prayer and Antifa just had a huge wild fight pic.twitter.com/a750y2ai7J
— Michael (@michaelbivins44) October 14, 2018
Police fired pepper balls and other non-lethal impact munitions to break up the brawls and there were no immediate reports of arrests. Earlier in the evening, police reported seeing participants from both groups with hard-knuckle gloves, knives and firearms.
No weapons were reported seized. Authorities said four people received medical attention, but it was not known if any were taken to a hospital.
The two groups have clashed in the city before.
Patriot Prayer 'flash march' calls for 'law and order' in Portland https://t.co/L5jfkAabEX pic.twitter.com/XnjWQsk2P8
— The Oregonian (@Oregonian) October 14, 2018
