Demonstrators take part in a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Oregon, U.S., July 24, 2020 in this picture grab obtained from a social media video. TWITTER GRAVEMORGAN/via REUTERS
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Federal agents fired tear gas canisters at Black Lives Matter demonstrators in downtown Portland early on Friday in a 56th straight day of protests, amid growing scrutiny over the use of border patrol officers in the city.
Positioned behind a steel fence, agents began firing tear gas after a small group of protesters, many helmeted and wearing face masks, lit a fire at the entrance of the building shortly after midnight.
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