Report: Atlanta Protesters Tear-Gassed After Throwing Fireworks at Police

Report: Atlanta Protesters Tear-Gassed After Throwing Fireworks at Police


As anti-ICE protests spread across the country, protesters in Atlanta, Georgia, were seen being tear-gassed after they reportedly threw fireworks at police officers.

WSB-TV 2 Atlanta reported that “hundreds” of protesters gathered for a protest hosted by the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) along Buford Highway.

PSL hosted the protest to show support for the ongoing riots in Los Angeles that have involved demonstrators looting businesses, setting fire to and vandalizing Waymo self-driving vehicles, and tearing up sidewalks and throwing rocks at law enforcement officials over an overpass.

Per the outlet, “by the end of the night, there was a heavy police presence,” and around 9:30 p.m., after police directed protesters to go home, some people “began to fight back”:

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But as police told the

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