Trump protester shot after confrontation on Portland bridge

An anti-Trump protester has been shot after a confrontation with another man as another night of demonstrations against the President-elect took place in US cities.

Police in Portland, Oregon, said the man got out of his vehicle on the city's Morrison Bridge where he confronted and shot the protester.

Dozens of people were crossing the bridge when the shooting happened at 12.45am.

The victim does not have life-threatening injuries but the suspect is still at large, said police.

There has so far been no comment on the reasons behind the shooting.

Image Caption:A protester gestures at police at Portland's Pioneer Square

Portland - where a "riot" took place on Thursday night - again saw some of the worst outbreaks of violence.

Protesters blocked traffic and threw objects at police, who hit back with 'flash-bang' grenades and pepper spray. 

Demonstrations at the shock US election result also took place in New York's Washington Square, where at least 1,200 people gathered carrying banners and chanting.

Image Caption:There were protests in Portland for a third night

In Miami, several thousand people took to the streets, and hundreds marched in Los Angeles where they swarmed onto highways and chanted "We reject the President-elect" and "Whose streets? Our streets".

The protests have mainly been made up of young people - and more are planned this weekend in at least half a dozen other cities.

Trump protester shot after confrontation on Portland bridge

An anti-Trump protester has been shot after a confrontation with another man as another night of demonstrations against the President-elect took place in US cities.

Police in Portland, Oregon, said the man got out of his vehicle on the city's Morrison Bridge where he confronted and shot the protester.

Dozens of people were crossing the bridge when the shooting happened at 12.45am.

The victim does not have life-threatening injuries but the suspect is still at large, said police.

There has so far been no comment on the reasons behind the shooting.

Image Caption:A protester gestures at police at Portland's Pioneer Square

Portland - where a "riot" took place on Thursday night - again saw some of the worst outbreaks of violence.

Protesters blocked traffic and threw objects at police, who hit back with 'flash-bang' grenades and pepper spray. 

Demonstrations at the shock US election result also took place in New York's Washington Square, where at least 1,200 people gathered carrying banners and chanting.

Image Caption:There were protests in Portland for a third night

In Miami, several thousand people took to the streets, and hundreds marched in Los Angeles where they swarmed onto highways and chanted "We reject the President-elect" and "Whose streets? Our streets".

The protests have mainly been made up of young people - and more are planned this weekend in at least half a dozen other cities.

Trump protester shot after confrontation on Portland bridge

An anti-Trump protester has been shot after a confrontation with another man as another night of demonstrations against the President-elect took place in US cities.

Police in Portland, Oregon, said the man got out of his vehicle on the city's Morrison Bridge where he confronted and shot the protester.

Dozens of people were crossing the bridge when the shooting happened at 12.45am.

The victim does not have life-threatening injuries but the suspect is still at large, said police.

There has so far been no comment on the reasons behind the shooting.

Image Caption:A protester gestures at police at Portland's Pioneer Square

Portland - where a "riot" took place on Thursday night - again saw some of the worst outbreaks of violence.

Protesters blocked traffic and threw objects at police, who hit back with 'flash-bang' grenades and pepper spray. 

Demonstrations at the shock US election result also took place in New York's Washington Square, where at least 1,200 people gathered carrying banners and chanting.

Image Caption:There were protests in Portland for a third night

In Miami, several thousand people took to the streets, and hundreds marched in Los Angeles where they swarmed onto highways and chanted "We reject the President-elect" and "Whose streets? Our streets".

The protests have mainly been made up of young people - and more are planned this weekend in at least half a dozen other cities.

Trump protester shot after confrontation on Portland bridge

An anti-Trump protester has been shot after a confrontation with another man as another night of demonstrations against the President-elect took place in US cities.

Police in Portland, Oregon, said the man got out of his vehicle on the city's Morrison Bridge where he confronted and shot the protester.

Dozens of people were crossing the bridge when the shooting happened at 12.45am.

The victim does not have life-threatening injuries but the suspect is still at large, said police.

There has so far been no comment on the reasons behind the shooting.

Image Caption:A protester gestures at police at Portland's Pioneer Square

Portland - where a "riot" took place on Thursday night - again saw some of the worst outbreaks of violence.

Protesters blocked traffic and threw objects at police, who hit back with 'flash-bang' grenades and pepper spray. 

Demonstrations at the shock US election result also took place in New York's Washington Square, where at least 1,200 people gathered carrying banners and chanting.

Image Caption:There were protests in Portland for a third night

In Miami, several thousand people took to the streets, and hundreds marched in Los Angeles where they swarmed onto highways and chanted "We reject the President-elect" and "Whose streets? Our streets".

The protests have mainly been made up of young people - and more are planned this weekend in at least half a dozen other cities.

Bagram blast: Explosion hits US airbase in Afghanistan

A huge explosion at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, the largest US military facility in the country, has killed at least four people. 

At least 14 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban said one of their suicide bombers carried out the attack.

The attack is being seen as a major security breach in one of the best protected places in Afghanistan.

The bomb reportedly exploded inside the base, which if confirmed, would be the first attack of its kind. 

Attacks on Bagram have occurred in the past but insurgents have never made it past the compound's outer walls. 

Bagram, just north of the capital Kabul, has been used as the main military base and airfield by the US-led forces and Nato over the past 14 years. 

A local government spokesman was quoted as saying the attacker entered the base early in the morning on foot hidden among a group of workers reporting for duty.

Abdul Wahid Sediqi told AFP: "We don't know the identity of victims yet but the attacker was one of the Afghan labourers working there."

The airbase was while people gathered to celebrate Veteran's Day. 

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Analysis - Waheed Massoud, Editor, BBC Afghan Service

Bagram is a heavily guarded military base with many layers of security and protection. The outermost layer is guarded by Afghan forces and second and more inner layers of security are guarded by US forces. 

High walls, security cameras, and watch towers on the outer perimeters and inside the base are just some of its formidable security measures. A surveillance balloon also watches the entire area. 

Every person entering the base is searched, in many cases escorted, and must have a pre-arranged meeting with someone inside. 

The security measures serve not only to protect military personnel on the base, but also to safeguard expensive state of the art military tools, including fighter jets and unmanned aerial technology.

US presidents visiting the country fly into Bagram, one of the most heavily guarded places in Afghanistan, because it is seen as more secure than landing in Kabul.

General John W Nicholson, US Army commander in Afghanistan, said in a statement: 

''[To] the family and friends of those wounded in today's attack, let me assure you they are receiving the best care possible, and we will keep them in our thoughts today." 

He said the incident was being investigated but did not disclose the nationalities of the casualties.

Nato Secretary General expressed his condolences on Twitter:

Croydon tram removed from scene of fatal derailment

A tram that crashed killing seven people and injuring more than 50 others has been removed from the scene in south London.

It was lifted off the tracks by a crane overnight and put on the back of a lorry and covered with a blue tarpaulin.

Seven people died after the tram turned around a sharp bend and came off the track in Croydon during the morning rush hour on Wednesday.

More than 50 people were also injured.

The 42-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and questioned amid suggestions the tram failed to brake as it took a corner at speed. He has been released on police bail until May.

Investigators said the tram was travelling at a "significantly higher speed than is permitted".

They are looking into whether the driver fell asleep and are set to publish an interim report into the crash next week.

Scaffolder Shaun Rogers, who was on the tram at the time, told Sky News that he felt it "lift up from the side" as it went round a corner.

He said: "Everyone was panicking, people's bags got slung to the side, it was like a fair ride where you get slung about."

Detectives are also examining a report that a tram "lifted onto one side" at 40mph in the same area on 31 October, in the week before the derailment.

British Transport Police said the claim "will now form one of our lines of inquiry".

Meanwhile, tributes have been paid to Mark Smith, a young father from Croydon, who was among those killed.

In a Facebook post, Mr Smith's cousin Tom said his family was "in bits".

He said: "(I) still cannot believe this is true, the last couple of days have just felt like a nightmare that I'm gonna (sic) wake up from.

"The thought that we are all never gonna (sic) see you or hear from you again makes me feel sick."

Dane Chinnery, a 19-year-old Crystal Palace fan described as a "friendly, genuine lad", was the first victim to be identified following the crash.

Tom Dale, who was travelling on the tram with Mr Chinnery, told Sky News: "Dane was a genuine lad, did nobody any harm, really, no one deserves this to happen to them."

Friends and family of Philip Seary, 57, who was named online as one of the dead, left messages of condolence to a "lovely gentle giant of a man".

The only woman to have been killed in the crash was named in reports as 35-year-old Dorota Rynkiewicz from New Addington.

Police said formally identifying the other victims dead may be a "complex and lengthy process".

The victims of the crash were remembered with a minute's silence following Armistice Day commemorations in Croydon on Thursday morning.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has launched a witness appeal, with anyone who was on the tram or has information relevant to the accident being asked to complete an incident form on the organisation's website.

An interim report into what happened will be published by the RAIB next week, with a final report, including any safety recommendations, coming at the conclusion of the investigation.

Croydon Council has set up an online crowdfunding campaign "to enable those directly affected by this tragedy ... to have access to ongoing care and support".

Facebook glitch tells some users they are dead

Facebook accidentally declared a number of its users dead on Friday - including its founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Reports said that around two million profiles were memorialised - a process that usually takes place after a user has died and requires proof of death.

A spokesman for Facebook told the AFP news agency: "For a brief period today, a message meant for memorialised profiles was mistakenly posted to other accounts.

"This was a terrible error that we have now fixed."

The message on affected profiles expressed hope that people who loved the user would take comfort in posts people had shared in tribute.

It also contained links to forms that could be used to have people's accounts modified into memorials after their death.

The mistake comes amid accusations that Facebook helped spread misinformation during the US election by allowing the sharing and re-sharing of fake news stories.

At a technology conference in California, Mr Zuckerberg said: "The idea that fake news on Facebook, which is a very small amount of the content, influenced the election in any way I think is a pretty crazy idea.

"I do think there is a certain profound lack of empathy in asserting that the only reason someone could have voted the way they did is because they saw some fake news."