Portland anti-Trump protesters block roads, freeways

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For a second night, demonstrators marched through downtown Portland and onto freeways to protest the election of Donald Trump.

The crowd formed in the afternoon and the protest didn’t end until early Thursday. The Portland Police Bureau tweeted early in the night that an estimated 2,000 people were participating.

The group blocked traffic at various locations and marched onto interstates 5 and 84.

The demonstration was mostly peaceful, but there were scattered reports of vandalism and small fires.

At about 1 a.m., police said a person tossed what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail at a small crowd of people. KPTV reports (https://is.gd/gj376e ) that one of its photographers was there and it appeared the culprit was not part of the protest.

Witnesses said the suspect got into a van and got away before police arrived. No one was injured.

It was the second anti-Trump rally in the area in 24 hours, among several going on around the country.