At least 35 people were arrested after a protest against a new police training facility in Atlanta turned violent, with assailants throwing Molotov cocktails and bricks at officers, US police said.
According to police, “violent agitators” launched a coordinated attack late Sunday against officers and burned construction equipment at the site of the facility nicknamed by opponents as “Cop City.”
The center, being built on 85 acres (34 hectares) of forested land in DeKalb County, has been a target of fierce opposition since officials unveiled their proposal in 2021, with tensions over the plans steadily rising.
“This wasn’t about a public safety training center, this was about anarchy, and this was about the attempt to destabilize,” Atlanta police chief Darin Schierbaum said during a late-night press conference.
Security video from a facility entry point showed people dressed in black gathering behind…
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