Violence
has broken out at anti-Trump rallies across America overnight as tens of
thousands marched against the President-elect before angry mobs
attacked police, started fires and shut down highways.
The streets of downtown Oakland in California were
choked with smoke Thursday as police launched tear gas and protesters
lit fires, in what became by some distance the most violent of the many
protests against the election of Donald Trump.
More
than 6,000 protesters were seen on the streets of Oakland with an
initially peaceful march down a cop-lined street turning nasty after
some protesters threw bottles at officers and torched a police car. An
office block was also attacked, daubed with 'f*** Trump' and 'kill
Trump' graffiti and then set alight.
And
thousands more filled streets in Los Angeles before taking over the 110
Freeway while other protesters gathered outside City Hall, lighting
fires and waving Trump heads on sticks. There were 14 arrests.
In
New York, home of the President-elect, at least 30 people were arrested
when cops cracked down on twin demonstrations in Columbus Circle and at
Trump Tower.
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