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Far-right protesters have arrived at Cider Riot. Cider Riot has done benefits for Anti-Fa.

• The Oregonian

Portland police responded to a Northeast Portland bar Wednesday after scores of apparent members of antifa and far-right protesters clashed outside the business. "Patriot Prayer and their affiliates showed up, and started pepper-spraying people on our property," said Cider Riot owner Abram Goldman-Armstrong. Two women outside the bar appeared to be suffering from being sprayed in the face. Goldman-Armstrong said he was busy during the incident trying to keep the far-right protesters out of his business, but he heard that a woman was punched and knocked unconscious. In a news release, Portland police said they did not find an unconscious person and that no one wanted to file a police report. Goldman-Armstrong said this is not the first time his business has been targeted by far-right groups. He said members of the same groups that were at Wednesday's fight stole a flag that was displayed outside his business. Goldman-Armstrong said employees called Portland pol