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No Major Incidents At Portland Right-Wing Rally

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   Police in Portland, Oregon, arrested at least 13 people Saturday,
   established concrete barriers, closed streets and bridges, and seized a
   multitude of weapons in an attempt to preempt violence between
   right-wing groups and anti-fascist counter-protesters.

   Metal poles, bear spray, shields and other weapons were taken from
   protesters by the authorities Saturday as hundreds of far-right
   protesters and counter-demonstrators crowded the downtown area, but
   there were no major incidents between the two factions.

   Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said at an evening news conference, however,
   that the event was connected with "a rising white nationalist movement"
   and a growing sense of fear in the U.S.

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