WATCH: American flag burned as clashes erupt at Patriot Prayer march
A demonstration organized by the right-wing Patriot Prayer group in Portland, Oregon, United States ended in clashes on Saturday night, Oct. 13, with a brawl erupting among counter-protesters and an American flag being burned on the street.
Portland police said they saw hard-knuckled gloves, firearms, knives and batons at the demonstration, with at least one fight reported.
A member of Patriot Prayer saves a burning flag
— Storm (@xBc26x)
The footage above was shared by Bryan Colombo via Twitter on Oct. 14, who said the flag was burned by members of the Antifa movement who were counter-protesting the Patriot Prayer march.
The flag was burned at the site of the police-involved shooting of an African-American man in September, he said. JB
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