PORTLAND: Protests against racial discrimination in the US city of Portland turned violent, with protesters setting fire to a police association building and the administration deploying troops.

According to details, protests in Portland over the killing of a black citizen by the police took the form of riots, protests against racial discrimination took the form of violence.

Trump administration sends troops to Portland, angry protesters set fire to police association building, military personnel shells tear gas and the protesters were arrested and transferred to jail.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has strongly condemned the tear gas shelling and arrests of protesters, saying citizens will not be allowed to be part of Donald Trump’s political game.