Mr. David was taken to a nearby hospital, where a specialist said his right hand was broken and would require surgery to install pins, screws and plates. “I’m appalled and disappointed at the feds’ behavior — that whoever led them and trained them allowed them to become this way,” Mr. David said. But he said the officers had instead galvanized them by displaying the types of actions that have concerned protesters for years. “With every act of violence they commit, our numbers seem to grow, people seem to get more angry,” Mr. Marquez said. Demonstrators in Portland, including some who identify as antifa, the loose coalition of self-described anti-fascist activists, have had years of conflict with law enforcement.

Source: New York Times July 19, 2020 23:32 UTC