A huge crowd of protesters was seen peacefully dancing to music outside the Justice Center in Portland moments after federal agents fired tear gas and flash bangs at the crowd.<br /><br />The clip, filmed by Portland resident Austen Rustrum, shows the crowd chanting and dancing.<br /><br />Rustrum explained to Newsflare: "I went to the protests tonight to witness for myself what was happening. During my time there, I observed a 100% peaceful protest. Despite that, however, federal agents came out shortly after 11 pm and began shooting tear gas and flashbangs into the crowd. <br /><br />"The crowd was undeterred and eventually, the federal agents retreated into a building adjacent to the Justice Center. This was shot shortly after the retreat - the protesters were back to peacefully dancing and chanting."
