A man checks his phone during the first night of protests without federal intervention in weeks in front of the Mark O Hatfield US Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Photo: AFP A man checks his phone during the first night of protests without federal intervention in weeks in front of the Mark O Hatfield US Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Photo: AFP
A man checks his phone during the first night of protests without federal intervention in weeks in front of the Mark O Hatfield US Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Photo: AFP
World /  United States & Canada

Portland protesters have first night without tear gas as federal agents withdraw

  • Move comes after a deal was struck between Oregon’s governor and US officials to end violence
  • The federal forces were first called in by US President Donald Trump to confront what he called ‘a beehive of terrorists’

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Updated: 2:21am, 1 Aug, 2020

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A man checks his phone during the first night of protests without federal intervention in weeks in front of the Mark O Hatfield US Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Photo: AFP A man checks his phone during the first night of protests without federal intervention in weeks in front of the Mark O Hatfield US Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Photo: AFP
A man checks his phone during the first night of protests without federal intervention in weeks in front of the Mark O Hatfield US Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Photo: AFP
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