Seattle police clear protest zone after flares of violence

Police moved to retake the zone after Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan declared the gathering in and around the police department's East Precinct and Cal Anderson Park an "unlawful assembly," police said.

A police officer walks in front of Seattle Police Department East Precinct in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 11, 2020.

A police officer walks in front of Seattle Police Department East Precinct in Seattle, Washington, U.S. June 11, 2020.

(photo credit: GORAN TOMASEVIC/REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

JULY 1, 2020 20:30