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Mon, 2020-07-27 05:29
OAKLAND, California: A protest in Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when a small group of demonstrators wearing helmets and goggles and carrying large signs that doubled as shields set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers, authorities said.
![Black Lives Matter protesters march through downtown Oakland on July 25, 2020, in Oakland, California. Some of them later set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful demonstration intensified late Saturday, Oakland police said. (AP Photo/ Christian Monterrosa)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2020/07/27/2204466-1801972798.jpg)
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