Seattle police declare RIOT

This is breaking news from RT. It will be interesting IF and HOW this is reported from US media

This is the BBC

Seattle police declare RIOT amid arson, vandalism & clashes with protesters (VIDEOS)

RT,

25 July, 2020

Protesters in Seattle have clashed with the officers, vandalised several buildings and set fire to a construction site for a county juvenile detention facility, forcing local police to declare a riot due to “public safety risks.”

After a group of protesters set fire to the King County facility construction site, police have issued “dispersal orders" and were forced to deploy "less-lethal munitions” to clear the area and secure access to the fire for the city's fire department.

In response the officers were pelted with stones, bottles, liquid-filled balloons and other projectiles, as well as "some sort of explosives," Seattle Police Department said on Twitter

Due to the ongoing damage and public safety risks associated with this incident, SPD is declaring it a riot.

https://www.rt.com/usa/495836-portland-protesters-weapons-videos-police/?fbclid=IwAR2_LcMxuc8lgIixcIcgLD2IN930SwDQnvjD3IJgfB5gpsCV-soAxcfI_L8