#Berkeley By @balleralert:
“Protesters flood California highway
Violent protests break out in Bekeley (CNN) - From the streets of California to the stores of New York City, protesters are making sure no one forgets the case of #EricGarner.
But some are choosing to do so more violently than others.
Demonstrators flooded a highway in #Oakland, California, prompting a heated standoff in the freeway between protesters and the California Highway Patrol late Sunday night.
Some threw explosives, bottles and rocks at officers, authorities said. Highway Patrol Sgt. Diana McDermott said it wasn’t clear what type of explosives were thrown, but she said some in the crowd had Molotov cocktails and M-80 firecrackers.
Officers responded by deploying gas and arresting eight protesters. In the end, two officers suffered minor injuries.
Gurpreet Heer, a student at the nearby University of California, Berkeley, said he saw people throwing glass and rocks at police. “People were vandalizing police cars and jumping on the cars,” Heer said.
Police said five patrol cars were damaged.
In the city of #Berkeley, some protesters looted and vandalized businesses late Sunday night, police spokeswoman Jennifer Coats said.
One protester was struck in the head with a hammer when he tried to keep fellow protesters from damaging and looting a Radio Shack, she said. The man was hospitalized, but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. #mikebrown #protests” #officialplugmag #officialplugmagazine #pluggedinnews
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