Antifa radicals call for 'a night of rage' this Friday in Atlanta

After staging altercations overnight Wednesday, radical left-wing Atlanta activists belonging to Antifa called for a "night of rage" on Friday, January 20, in "retaliation" for the death of one of their members in a shootout with police. Officers were trying to clear out the radicals who had barricaded themselves in the forest known as Cop City when the deceased opened fire and seriously wounded a state policeman, who is in the ICU. His fellow officers returned fire and shot down the assailant.

In a tweet uploaded on the Scenes from the Atlanta Forest account, the "comrades" of the slain activist called to "honor the memory" of the perpetrator of the police shooting. They called for "reciprocal violence against the police and their allies. On Friday, January 20, wherever you are, you are invited to participate in a night of rage."

Protests against police academy

The wounded policeman, whose identity has not been revealed, was shot and had to be admitted to the ICU, where he is in stable condition. The officer was hit by a bullet when he and his colleagues tried to clear out the Antifa from the Cop Land forest and one of the protesters opened fire on them without warning. The remaining members of state law enforcement responded to the attack and shot down the shooter.

The clashes came after the protesters heard the announcement that a police academy would be built in Cop City. The Antifa refuse to allow the police academy to be built and have been protesting in the area, hiding in the trees and making their demands known. After the shooting, members of the group decided they would stay in the area until the city put a stop to the academy. They called for "a vigil at Little Five Points."

A multi-agency operation

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued a statement reporting the incident during an operation involving several different law enforcement agencies. The release stated that the officers were attempting to "identify individuals who were trespassing and committing other crimes at the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center."

Wednesday night disturbances

Throughout the night, further altercations took place when, after the vigil, some 200 activists blocked off the streets and began throwing scooters while protesting the death of the militant. Throughout the day and night they continued to demand that Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens suspend the project.

Terrorist with a cache of explosives arrested

Last Wednesday's incident was not the first clash between police and activists. In the last month, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested six militants on charges of domestic terrorism and other violent crimes. The arrestees were caught with a cache of explosives. Prior to their arrest, they attempted to burn a man alive in his car.