May Day protesters hurl Pepsi cans at police

WE ALL knew this was coming. May Day rioters have mocked Kendall Jenner’s infamous Pepsi ad by hurling Pepsi cans at police.

WE ALL knew this was coming.

May Day rioters have mocked Kendall Jenner’s infamous Pepsi ad by hurling Pepsi cans at police in violent scenes on Monday.

A pro-labour, anti-Trump rally in Portland, Oregon was shut down after police tweeted that rocks and other objects including full Pepsi cans had been thrown at officers.

“Additional rocks being thrown so officers will be putting on protective helmets,” Portland Police tweeted, adding: “A @PDXFire medic was hit by a full @pepsi can during #MayDayPDX protest march. Not injured.”

A further tweet added: “Rocks, lead balls and full cans of @pepsi being launched at police. Officers will be donning personal protective equipment. #MayDay2017”

Earlier, local journalist Doug Brown had tweeted a photo of an anarchist attempting to hand a can of Pepsi to a police officer.

Additional rocks being thrown so officers will be putting on protective helmets. #MayDayPDX

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

A @PDXFire medic was hit by a full @pepsi can thrown during #MayDayPDX protest march. Not injured.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Anarchists committing acts of violence/property damage during #MayDayPDX march. Permitted group encouraged to separate from them.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Rocks, lead balls and full cans of @pepsi being launched at police. Officers will be donning personal protective equipment. #MayDay2017

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

.@pepsi Paint, glass bottles, incendiary devices observed and being used by protesters during #MayDayPDX march.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Police took some shields from anarchists, anarchists grouped up toward cops. 1 tried to hand Pepsi to cop, unsuccessfully #Mayday #MayDayPDX pic.twitter.com/IV8nDzxLeP

— doug brown (@dougbrown8) May 1, 2017

Jenner came under fire last month after appearing in an ad which some said appeared to trivialise the violent Black Lives Matter movement. The commercial, which Pepsi pulled amid the backlash, saw the 21-year-old model use a can of Pepsi to end a stand-off between police and a group of young protesters.

Portland police said at least three people had been arrested after the protests turned violent due to anarchists. Reporters from multiple media outlets in Portland were tweeting photos of broken and cracked windows at businesses including Target and J. Crew as well as at Portland City Hall.

It came as anarchist violence broke out at May Day rallies around the world on Monday, including in France where one police officer sustained serious injuries after being set on fire.

— with AP