Atlanta police condemned for heavy-handed action at Cop City protest

Officers used flash-bang grenades, tear gas canisters, tanks and snipers and accused participants of terrorism'

Police actions during a mass protest called Block Cop City" that drew people from across the US to Atlanta this week have been condemned as heavy handed after they included flash-bang grenades, tear-gas canisters, tanks and a press conference full of demonstrably false or misleading descriptions of the event.

The Guardian also spoke with a protester who was detained, repeatedly called a terrorist", handcuffed and threatened with arrest in a supermarket parking lot near the march - only to be released with no charges.