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A public demonstration in Washington turns ugly...

... while on the Knox Event border the information blackout sparks violence.

This is WBLN, with developing news. Over to Phil in Washington,

Diane, the crowds here are restless.

What started as a peaceful protest of signs and hygiene masks...

... has turned ugly as the crowd clashed with a line of police officers.

These pictures show the moment an officer was struck by...

... a brick hurled from way back in the crowd.

Many arrests have been made here, but it feels like the start of a long evening.

Thank you Phil. Now what's happening with you in Kentucky, Richard Gershwin?

Not far different Diane.

Now we've had a lot of low-flying aircraft taking off today...

... some from inside the Exclusion Zone.

Please excuse any noise.

That's clearly okay Phil. We heard... unsettling reports.

Food for displaced folk has been coming in, but it hasn't been enough.

People are sleeping rough, and the military are making it tough for them to get away.

Any form of population movement? Not happening.

That's caused friction, and that's caused fighting.

We've seen people taken away for their own safety here.

We heard there was fighting against members of the military?

No. No nothing like that. Not yet.

But this is Kentucky, people are scared...

... and people have guns. It's a powder keg situation, Diane.

Thank you Richard. Keep the reports coming.

Next up: Professor Jake Wilson, a Knox Event scientist speaks out...

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