Injuries and arrests amid clashes at Patriot Prayer and Proud Boys rally in Portland
Multiple people, including a journalist, were injured and at least two people were arrested this afternoon in Portland, Oregon during clashes between police, counter-protesters and the far-right groups Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys.
Eder Campuzano, a reporter with The Oregonian newspaper, was hit by some type of object and was seen bleeding from the head in a photo by a local TV journalist.
Campuzano 鈥渨ill be okay and is leaving to get medical attention,鈥� television reporter Tyler Dumont of KPTV wrote in .
Meanwhile, supporters of the groups that organized the rally were also injured during the event.
HuffPost reporter Andy Campbell posted a series of tweets showing people from Patriot Prayer side of the event
It was not immediately clear what led to the injuries, and there were reports on Twitter of confrontations with antifascist counter-protesters as well as infighting among the far-right groups.
Campbell said on Twitter that he didn鈥檛 see what caused the injuries but who was aiding one of the injured Patriot Prayer supporters: 鈥淲e clocked some people too. F---聽those c----------.鈥�
At least two counter-protesters appeared to have been arrested by Portland police. One of them was seen throwing water at police officers.
Outbreaks of violence between far-right rallygoers and antifascist counter-protesters appeared to be taking place after Portland police ordered both sides to leave the area.
Journalist Brendan O鈥機onnor posted a to Twitter showing what he said were members of the Proud Boys, an 人兽性交-designated hate group, who 鈥渟prayed bear mace at antifa鈥� from a pickup truck and then drove away.
The Portland Police Bureau posted several photos to social media throughout the day showing items they seized from protesters. Those included sticks, canisters of pepper spray, and shields displaying the .
