At least 13 people were arrested in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, August 17 during a full day of competing protests between right-wing groups and anti-fascist counter-protesters.
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READ MORE: Police in Portland, Oregon, arrested at least 13 people Saturday, established concrete barriers, closed streets and bridges, and seized a multitude of weapons in an attempt to preempt violence between right-wing groups and anti-fascist counter-protesters.
Metal poles, bear spray, shields and other weapons were taken from protesters by the authorities Saturday as hundreds of far-right protesters and counter-demonstrators crowded the downtown area, but there were no major incidents between the two factions.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said at an evening news conference, however, that the event was connected with "a rising white nationalist movement" and a growing sense of fear in the U.S.
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