Leftist riot in Atlanta, police car set on fire, windows smashed
Far-left protesters rioted in downtown Atlanta Saturday night, setting fire to a police car and smashing office windows.
The protest reportedly began as a “mostly peaceful” demonstration in response to the death of 26-year-old activist Manuel Teran, who was killed during a police sweep on Wednesday “in what the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said was a shootout with police. wounded member of the state,” — stated in the message. Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AZhK). The soldier remains unidentified and is reported to be in stable condition after being taken to the hospital for surgery.
Prior to the riot, protesters chanted “No Justice, No Peace, No Killer Police” and “Stop Police City”, a reference to the name of the Atlanta training ground.
“They also chanted ‘stop police terror’, ‘release activists’ and ‘drop charges’, citing at least seven more people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism in connection with Wednesday’s law enforcement operation in South DeKalb. forests,” the AJC said.
One person also attempted to chant, “If they build it, we’ll burn it down,” referring to the city’s plans to “build a training center for police and firefighters on several acres of wooded land in DeKalb County.”
The protest eventually turned violent, with a police car set on fire and businesses hacked into. Police have responded to several instances of damage to property on Peachtree Street. The Atlanta Police Foundation also had its glass doors smashed.
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.@FOX5Atlanta pulls CNN’s “mostly peaceful protest” in its news segment about the violent attack on downtown Atlanta by #Antifa and far-left extremists. The mayor has just confirmed that the detainees were found to have explosives. pic.twitter.com/wulkxaHL95
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“Currently, several arrests have been made, order has been restored in the city center. This is still an active and ongoing investigation and we will not be able to provide details on the number of arrests or property damage at this time,” the Atlanta Police Department told reporters.
Mayor Andre Dickens also said at the police conference, “Thanks to the swift action of our public safety officers working together, order was quickly restored.”
“The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Department will not, I won’t we tolerate it and continue to defend the right to peaceful protest. We will not tolerate violence or destruction of property,” he added.
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