Authorities in Atlanta say 35 people have been detained after a violent protest erupted at the site of a new police training center
March 06, 2023 at 9:44 am EST
It was the latest flare-up in a series of demonstrations in a cause that has drawn to Georgia both anti-police demonstrators and environmentalists who call themselves defenders of the forest.released by police show a piece of heavy equipment in flames at the facility under construction that opponents call"Cop City." It was among multiple pieces of construction equipment destroyed, police said.
“This was a very violent attack, very violent attack,” Schierbaum said."This wasn’t about a public safety training center. This was about anarchy ... and we are addressing that quickly.” “We will not rest until those who use violence and intimidation for an extremist end are brought to full justice,” he said.
Demonstrations spread to downtown Atlanta on Jan. 21, when a police cruiser was set ablaze, rocks were thrown and fireworks were launched at a skyscraper that houses the Atlanta Police Foundation. Windows were shattered in that building and others.
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