PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The third night of anti-Trump protests in Portland became violent and destructive, and police said they considered it a riot.
Anarchists set fires across the city, smashed windows of cars and businesses and refused to back down when police instructed them to leave the area.
Portland riot November 10, 2016
Anti-Trump protesters marched again Thursday, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
#NotMyPresident protesters on the Hawthorne Bridge, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
#NotMyPresident protesters on the Hawthorne Bridge, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A rioter sets fire to a tree in downtown Portland, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti-Trump protesters marched again Thursday, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A woman is taken into custody during an anti-Trump riot, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A rioter sparks fire with a baseball bat, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police form a perimeter during an anti-Trump riot, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters in downtown Portland, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A rioter sets fire to a newsstand in downtown Portland, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A rioter sets fire to a newsstand in downtown Portland, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police used flash bangs to disperse a crowd near Pioneer Square, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters smashed the monitor at a TriMet bus station, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police form a perimeter during an anti-Trump riot, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police form a perimeter during an anti-Trump riot, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police used flash bangs to disperse a crowd near Pioneer Square, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A rioter destroys a newsstand in downtown Portland, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
#NotMyPresident protesters on the Hawthorne Bridge, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti -Trump protesters surround a car on the Hawthorne Bridge in downtown Portland, November 10, 2016 (KOIN)
Police form a perimeter during an anti-Trump riot, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police used flash bangs to disperse a crowd near Pioneer Square, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Graffiti on the north side of the DoubleTree hotel in the Lloyd Center during an anti-Trump protest, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti-Trump rioters break glass in downtown Portland, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A protester smashes car headlights at a NE Portland dealership during an anti-Trump protest on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A protester set fire to a newspaper box in NE Portland on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Portland Police in riot gear block protesters from entering I-5 on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters near 13th and Hoyt in Portland on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters and police down town on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
A woman stands on a street sign during a #NotMyPresident riot in Portland, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Drivers do burn outs during #NotMyPresident riot, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police in riot gear blocked the crowd at W Burnside Street and Broadway, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters spray painted graffiti on businesses in the Pearl District, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters and police down town on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
#NotMyPresident rioters broke windows in the Pearl District, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
#NotMyPresident rioters broke windows in the Pearl District, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police in riot gear blocked a crowd during a #NotMyPresident demonstration, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Police in riot gear apprehend a woman after warning people to leave the area, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters and police down town on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Rioters and police at NE 8th and Pearl on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti-Trump protesters marched again Thursday, November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti-Trump protesters gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti-Trump protesters gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti-Trump protesters gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
Anti-Trump protesters gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square on November 10, 2016. (KOIN)
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