The radical leftist “forest defender” group has struck again in Atlanta.

The group had promised a “week of action” and had many people come in from out of town.

They held a rally and then marched on the construction site which they have dubbed “Cop City” — the construction of a police training center — which they are trying to stop. The group began rioting and attacking the police with rocks, sticks, and at least one Molotov cocktail, as well as shooting off fireworks at the police, according to reports. There also were pictures of the construction site, pieces of equipment, and at least one construction vehicle set on fire.

CONSTRUCTION SITE BURNS: Huge plumes of smoke and massive police response after @defendATLforest / #StopCopCity protesters face off with police at the site of Atlanta’s future Public Safety Training Facility. I’m told Molotov cocktails were thrown. Construction equipment is on… https://t.co/6dIyrPff6T pic.twitter.com/0F9qj8dgFn

— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) March 5, 2023

There was a massive police response to the arson and attacks.

BREAKING: Massive police response on Key Road SE as @defendATLforest / #StopCopCity protesters clash with police. One trooper told me a Molotov cocktail was thrown. Large smoke plume over site of Atlanta’s Future Public Safety Training Facility. #ATL #NEWS #BREAKING @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/BvgNP2U2Kr

— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) March 5, 2023

UPDATE: Multiple law enforcement agencies have locked down Key Road SE while officers secure the site that has been referred to as “Cop City” by @defendATLforest / #StopCopCity protesters. Protesters held a rally nearby at 5PM and began to march toward the area currently under… https://t.co/YRsJGUUeQF pic.twitter.com/OcKhRJTVTa

— Billy Heath III (@BillyHeathFOX5) March 6, 2023

Police were able to lock down the area and secure the site, stopping the rioting.

Some of the people who were there for the rally tried to run, but it did not end well for them.

Tear gas in the forest. Twice now police have sprinted into the RC field where is the music festival taking place. Five people have been tackled and arrested. Cops now entering the woods where some campsites are located. pic.twitter.com/GERhfVIN6c

— Garrison Davis (or just Gare) (@hungrybowtie) March 6, 2023

The group has protested the building of the training center since June 2021 and has had 19 people arrested and charged with domestic terrorism since December. Those incidents included one of their members allegedly shooting a police officer and that person, Manuel Teran, being shot and killed in response. Then the group also precipitated a riot in Atlanta against police property in response to Teran’s death, including attacking the police foundation building and setting a police car on fire. There have been multiple attacks on the police and other citizens since the group started “protesting.”

Now, this is Georgia, so the police there are not calling it “mostly peaceful arson.” If history is any indication, the folks that they nailed for this are going to be charged not only potentially with arson-related charges, but with domestic terrorism as well. They need to hold the people who are involved in these actions for some serious bail. They also need to start looking at the groups behind it and the funding sources.