Police arrest 10 in Portland, 50 in New York on night after U.S. vote

Police officers stand next to detained demonstrators near Washington Square park the day after Election Day in Manhattan, New York. [Reuters]

Police in the city of Portland made arrests and seized fireworks, hammers and a rifle after late night demonstrations, as Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the state’s National Guard in response to “widespread violence” on the night after voting in the U.S. presidential election.

Portland Police said it arrested ten people in the demonstrations after declaring riots in the city’s downtown area while the New York Police Department (NYPD) said it made about 50 arrests in protests that spread in the city late on Wednesday.