
Police, protestors clash near so-called 'Cop City' site in Atlanta
Fox News
Police in Atlanta deployed tear gas and flashbang grenades Monday as they clashed with demonstrators at the site of a controversial police and firefighter training center.
A wedge of marchers, including some in masks, goggles and chemical suits intended to protect against tear gas, pushed into a line of officers in riot gear on a road outside the training center site. Officers pushed back and then responded with tear gas, with one protester throwing a canister back at officers.
Protests against the proposed training center — dubbed "Cop City" by opponents — have been going on for more than two years. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr obtained a sweeping indictment in August, using the state’s anti-racketeering law to target 61 protesters, characterizing them as "militant anarchists."