At least 35 "agitators" from a "international group" were jailed as a result of the chaos in Atlanta's "Cop City."

At least 35 "agitators" from a "international group" were jailed as a result of the chaos in Atlanta's "Cop City."

 A construction site for an Atlanta public safety training centre known as "Cop City" by anti-police and environmental activists is said to have been set on fire by protesters, who have led to the arrest of at least 35 persons.

Around 5:30 p.m., a group of "agitators" left the nearby South River Music Festival and arrived at the construction site of the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center "to conduct a coordinated attack on construction equipment and police officers," the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement.

The group allegedly started hurling Molotov bombs, huge rocks, and bricks at police after changing into black attire, according to the authorities.

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The 85-acre site in DeKalb County that was purchased for a $90 million police and fire training complex has been the site of persistent rallies, but , The aggression level and the number of attackers increased "significantly" in Sunday's event, according to Atlanta Chief of Police Darin Schierbaum.

THE 'COP CITY' POLICE TRAINING FACILITY IN ATLANTA IS SET TO ABLAZE

The construction site of "Cop City," a police and fire training complex, was documented on film by Atlanta police while equipment was set on fire.

The construction site of "Cop City," a police and fire training complex, was documented on film by Atlanta police while equipment was set on fire. Department of Police in Atlanta

There was no public safety training facility involved in this. This involved anarchy and a deliberate endeavour to create instability. And we are acting fast to rectify that," Schierbaum told the press. "We will not stand for such behaviour. You You are breaking the law if you assault police officers, destroy their tools, or both. Earlier this evening, there was a pretty brutal attack.

Adding to the investigation, he said, are the FBI and Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

"Some of them who were detained yesterday came from Massachusetts, New York, France, and Canada. In order to undermine a public safety training centre in our state, this is a national network and an international collection of individuals, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, who spoke on Fox News on Monday.

At least 35 individuals have been taken into custody as of Sunday night, according to Atlanta police. There were 23 people accused of domestic terrorism, according to Carr, and all but two were from outside the state.

As Schierbaum put it Law enforcement consulted with the Georgia Attorney General's Office as well as DeKalb County prosecutors on Sunday night. The building of a police fire and training centre is being disrupted, Schierbaum said Sunday night. "I can tell you by just looking at the initial reports, we continue to see a number of persons not from Atlanta, Georgia, that are present tonight," Schierbaum said.

The chief remarked, "This is not a protest. "I defined a protest clearly and described its appearance. You are fully protected by the Atlanta Police Department when it is an authorised protest. No, there is no demonstration here. It's unlawful to do this. That will be demonstrated by the charges that will be made."

the equipment and, according to Atlanta police, the demonstrators officers with explosives.

Authorities in Atlanta claim that protesters attacked police with explosives and set equipment on fire. (Atlanta Police Dept.

Up until Sunday, there have been at least 19 domestic terrorism-related arrests and charges made in relation to protests at the "Cop City" location since December. The shooting of 26-year-old environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Teran by the Georgia State Police on January 21 resulted in six of the 19 arrests. This violent riot in downtown Atlanta was the cause.

To remove protesters, state patrol had arrived at the building site. Before police arrived, a trooper was shot in the abdomen, according to authorities, by Teran, who purportedly went under the name Tortuguita and identified as non-binary.Teran was killed by retaliatory fire.