Police have arrested some protesters in the US city of Portland after scuffles broke out following a far-right demonstration and a counter rally.
The far-right protesters gathered in a riverfront park on Saturday as part of a rally organized by two groups, Patriot Prayer and the Proud Boys, both supporters of US President Donald Trump.
Protesters were marching to back Republican nominee for the US Senate, Joey Gibson when faced with hundreds of rival demonstrators, made up of a collation of labor unions, immigrant rights advocates, democratic socialists and other groups.
The counter protesters were holding banners and signs with opposition messages such as “Alt right scum not welcome in Portland,” and some were chanting “Nazis go home.”
Self-described anti-fascists have been organizing anonymously online to confront…