LOS ANGELES, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), in the western U.S. state of California, clashed Tuesday night with more than 400 protesters protesting news of the potential overturning of the Roe v. Wade abortion ruling.
Video clips posted online showed protesters, who gathered near the city hall in downtown Los Angeles calling for federal protection for abortion rights in the afternoon, hurled rocks and bottles at police officers, smashed-up police cars and vandalized bus stops after the violence unfolded at night.
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