Protesters light diversion smoke bombs and fireworks outside the county Justice Center in downtown Portland on July 18.<br /><br />The clip, filmed outside the Justice Center shows sparks from the bombs flying into the crowd while protesters cheer and clap along.<br /><br />"So this is a new thing that happened! Protesters light a diversion smoke bomb so they can barricade the doors to the Justice Center, there are a lot of people here, it's both cool and scary!" The filmer, Grace Morgan, wrote on social media.<br /><br />Portland Police released a statement that said: "around 12:30 a.m. PT (3:30 a.m. ET), protesters were 'shooting commercial-grade fireworks and smoke bombs towards the (county) justice center' across the street from the federal courthouse."
