Police arrest anti-fascist protesters in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police are making arrests as they clash with anti-fascist protesters in Portland.

Hundreds of people turned out Sunday to oppose a much smaller demonstration by the right-wing Patriot Prayer group. The Portland Police Bureau said the crowd became "violent and criminal," with anti-fascist protesters throwing smoke devices and other projectiles at officers in a waterfront park.

The department said on its Twitter feed that one officer had been injured and that photographers had also been attacked.

The Patriot Prayer group also planned a demonstration in Vancouver, Washington, later Sunday. Officials in Washington and Oregon closed the footpath of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River between the cities.