Masked protesters in Los Angeles smashed and torched self-driving electric cars during a third day of volatile demonstrations.Protesters waving Mexican flags were pictured vandalising and standing on the bonnets of the white Waymo autonomous taxis as thousands of activists descended on the city’s downtown area.
It came as demonstrators protesting against federal immigration raids clashed with police again on Sunday, with officers firing rubber bullets, tear gas and balls of pepper spray into the crowd.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) warned people to avoid the area. The force said in a statement: “Burning lithium-ion batteries release toxic gases, including hydrogen fluoride, posing risks to responders and those nearby.”
By 6pm, at least four self-driving cars had been completely burnt out, with only their wheels recognisable amid mounds of white ash and metal.
On Saturday night, Gavin Newsom, the Democrat California governor, urged protesters not to give Donald Trump a “spectacle” after the US president announced he was deploying 2,000 National Guard troops to the city.
The arrival of hundreds of troops on Sunday marked the first time since 1965 that a president had activated a National Guard force without a request from a state’s governor.
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