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Portland protester set ablaze after throwing Molotov cocktail at HIMSELF – as unrest erupts in Rochester and Los Angeles
THIS is the moment a Portland protester set himself on fire with a Molotov cocktail as unrest erupted in other major US cities.
The explosives rained down on the 100th day of demonstrations in the city while violence escalated in Rochester, Pittsburgh and Tallahassee as activists took to the streets over the Labor Day weekend.
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On Saturday, a video emerged showing burning bottles crashing against the pavement in with one dropping dangerously close to a protester.
The man in a red hat can bee seen furiously tapping his burning feet as he emerges from the huge blaze. The person filming calls him a "f***ing idiot."
An enormous fire can be seen burning in the middle of the street as the rioter desperately tries to put out the flames burning his body.
He can be seeing rolling on the ground in an effort to smother the flames as a group of people come to his aid.
"Take your shoes off!" one person shouts, while another says, "smother it, smother it!"
About 30 seconds into the footage, cops can be heard on a loudspeaker saying, "this has been declared a riot."
The bizarre footage emerged during the city's 100th night of raging protests following the death of in back in May, which was followed by the police shooting of in August, who was left paralyzed.
Portland – the scene of some of the more violent clashes between police and protesters – is in the according to demographics.
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Between Friday night and Saturday morning, confirmed in a statement that 27 people were arrested.
reported blood droplets could be seen on the ground, where protesters had been detained by cops on Saturday.
On Friday, September 4, at about 9:45pm, police officials claimed they waited for more than an hour for the situation to calm before they began arresting people.
"Many of the marchers wore gear suggesting that they were not planning to be peaceful, including helmets, gas masks, armored clothing, and some carried shields," the department said.
"After rocks were thrown at officers, an unlawful assembly was declared at the Portland Police Association offices in North Portland, and numerous arrests were made."
On Saturday, cops said they were fire bombed as demonstrators were filmed hurling Molotov Cocktails, while officers retaliated with stun grenades, shot impact munitions and smoke devices.
Other major cities also suffered unrest, including Pittsburg, , where demonstrators targeted people dining outside restaurants, according to .
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They also marched on the home of Mayor Bill Peduto on Saturday, which resulted in the arrest of four protesters on criminal damage charges.
Meanwhile, this weekend in over the killing of Daniel Prude, a mentally ill black man who suffocated when police arrested him in March.
Some 2,000 chanting protesters marched toward the Public Safety Building on Saturday night with police using batons, pepper balls and tear gas to try and disperse the crowd.
The Rochester Department said protesters hurled bottles, rocks and fireworks at officers.
On Friday, 11 people and three officers were injured in Rochester, according to .
Restaurant diners were again the focus of demonstrators' rage as they broke plates, overturned chairs, and shouted at diners.
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In Tallahasse, , the situation exploded on Saturday when cops pulled over a female driver in front of the Capitol Building for slow driving, which prompted a vicious shoving match between officers and protesters, reported .
Protesters in and also took to the streets, while at the Kentucky Derby armed pro-police supporters and BLM demonstrators had a stand off in Louisville on Saturday.
Earlier that day, around 250 pistol-wielding counter-protesters (called "The Angry Vikings") gathered outside Churchill Downs in Louisville, where they got into shoving matches with anti-racism activists as both groups screamed at each other, inches apart.
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