Seattle police release bodycam footage of protesters throwing projectiles at them
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Date: 21/07/2020

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Seattle police released body camera footage Tuesday revealing how protesters threw projectiles, including bottles, traffic conesand fireworks, at officers in front of the West Precinct over the weekend.  As a result, 12 officerswere injured. GROUP OF SEATTLE BAT-WIELDING RIOTERS TARGETING BUSINESS, POLICE APPEARED VERY ORGANIZED"We are relating this video in an attempt to be transparent and will continue to released videos of significant incidents," the Seattle Police Department said. What started out as a peaceful protest Sundayagainst police brutality, quickly turned violent in the afternoon, as a group of demonstrators carrying baseball bats began breaking windowsand tagging buildings with paint, police said in a statement. The group then made their way to the West Precinct, where some individuals attempted to break into the building.  Body camera footage shows one protester using a black umbrella to allegedly obstruct the view on surveillance cameras, police said. "Officers moved in to escort the person away from the doors and were immediately assaulted," the department said. MAYORS OF PORTLAND, CHICAGO, ATLANTA, OTHER BIG CITIES DEMAND FEDERAL FORCES WITHDRAWSeveral officers on bikes positioned themselves outside the precinct as protesters hurled rocks and bottles at them.  Some protesters also threw "large mortar-type fireworks" at officers "from a close range," which exploded on the concrete in small, fiery bursts, kicking up smoke and injuring officers who were nearby. At least two officers reportedly suffered fromlacerations and abrasion injuries from the blasts.  while a third officer sustained burns to his neck area and received treatment from the Seattle Fire Department before he was later transported to the hospital. Police lobbed blast balls and pepper spray at throngs of demonstrators in return. Officers arrested two individuals, one for assault and the other for theft, police said. Protesters went on to damageand