Seattle riots: At least 20 police officers sustain injuries

Authorities declared riots in the United States cities of Seattle and Portland as months-long demonstrations against racial injustice have continued across the country, Report says. 

The most recent night of unrest marked two months to the day that George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, died in police custody in Minnesota after a white officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25.  

"As of 10 pm: Police have made 45 arrests connected with today's riot in the East Precinct. Twenty-one officers sustained injuries after being struck by bricks, rocks mortars/other explosives. Most officers were able to return to duty. One receives treatment at a hospital for a knee injury," local police said on Twitter. 

In Seattle, authorities declared a riot following massive protests in its Capitol Hill neighborhood, with police deploying flash bangs and pepper spray to try to clear a weeks-olds "occupied protest zone" that stretches for several blocks. Police had previously cleared the area after two fatal shootings there earlier this month.

 Earlier on Saturday, protesters in the city broke through a fence where a youth detention facility was being built, with some people setting a fire and damaging a portable trailer, authorities said.