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Unlawful assembly declared in downtown LA as 5th Column foments insurrection

Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles escalated on Sunday as US President Donald Trump called to “bring in the troops”.

Rising unrest saw a major freeway blocked and a row of self-driving cars set on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd.

Police called downtown LA an “unlawful assembly” area at 23:15 local time on Sunday (07:15 BST on Monday) after three days of protests and dozens of arrests.

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