Pro-Palestine Activist Group Claims Responsibility For TORCHING Police Vehicles In Portland

By Lisa Pelgin | Tuesday, 07 May 2024 10:15 PM
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Pro-Palestine Activist Group Claims Responsibility For TORCHING Police Vehicles In Portland
Image Credit : CBS News - Portland police cars burning

Portland, Oregon's law enforcement agencies are currently investigating an online declaration in which a group, named after the late pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie, claims to have set ablaze 17 police vehicles last week.

The group, self-identified as Rachel Corrie’s Ghost Brigade, posted on the Rose City Counter-Info website that they had infiltrated a police training facility and ignited 10 fires. They described this as a pre-emptive strike against the Portland Police Bureau, executed in anticipation of an operation to quell a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Portland State University’s Millar Library.

According to Oregonlive.com, the police have acknowledged the online post claiming responsibility, stating it is "part of the investigation."

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Prior to the university's request for police intervention, protesters had held a three-day occupation of the library. Oregonlive.com reports that among the 12 individuals arrested on Friday, four were students.

Rachel Corrie, a native of Olympia, Washington, lost her life in 2003 while attempting to obstruct an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer from demolishing a Palestinian residence in Gaza.

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