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DW \u2014 Violence has flared in cities around the US as protesters clash with officers over issues of racial injustice and policing tactics. A car drove into a crowd in Denver and a person was shot dead at a rally in Texas.<\/p>\nDW \u2014 Violence has flared in cities around the US as protesters clash with officers over issues of racial injustice and policing tactics. A car drove into a crowd in Denver and a person was shot dead at a rally in Texas.<\/p>\n
Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Seattle on Saturday in the largest Black Lives Matter protest<\/a> in recent weeks after violence erupted between demonstrators and federal police agents in the nearby city of Portland, Oregon.<\/p>\n Officers in Seattle used non-lethal weapons to try to disperse crowds after some protesters set fire to the construction site of a local juvenile detention center and courthouse.<\/p>\n Police said they had arrested 45 people and that 21 officers sustained injuries \u2014 including one who was hospitalized after being wounded by an explosive.<\/p>\n The protest took place amid mounting unrest in cities around the US, where demonstrators have\u00a0rallied\u00a0against racial injustice and police brutality.\u00a0<\/p>\n Teargas in Portland<\/strong><\/p>\n US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had expanded the presence of federal police in Seattle<\/a>, sparking outrage among protesters and local officials.<\/p>\n Earlier on Saturday, local and federal police in Portland fired tear gas<\/a> to forcefully disperse protesters. For nearly two months, the city has experienced nightly protests against racism and police brutality.<\/p>\n Trump has deployed security forces to major US cities in a “surge” intended to curb rising violence.<\/p>\n Critics have accused officers of escalating tensions with abusive and unconstitutional policing tactics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n