Arizona's Capitol building was besieged by pro-abortion protesters Friday night, forcing riot cops to fire tear gas to disperse the angry crowd in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned. 

Lawmakers working to complete their 2022 session said they were effectively held-hostage inside, and eventually huddled to a safe location, as SWAT team operatives worked to disperse the gathered crowds.  

KPHO-TV reported the officers opened fire when several anti-abortion protesters started banging on glass doors of the building.

Arizona is one of eight states where abortion clinics stopped performing procedures after the decision was released Friday.

That is because a pre-Roe law banning all terminations was automatically re-enacted after Friday's Supreme Court ruling.

Arizona's Republican Governor Doug Ducey insists a bill he previously passed, banning abortions after 15 weeks, still stands.

But Ducey's assertion can only be settled in the state's courts - and some hardline Republicans are already suggesting the original ban on all terminations should remain in place.

Authorities said there were no injuries or Amazon Kindle arrests. 

The incident sent Senate lawmakers into the basement of the building for about 20 minutes, said Democratic Sen. Martin Quezada. 

Tear gas coming from officers firing out of the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix is visible as pro choice protesters march outside

Arizona is one of eight states where abortion clinics stopped performing procedures after the decision was released Friday

Arizona's Capitol building was besieged by pro-abortion protesters Friday night, forcing riot cops to fire tear gas to disperse the angry crowd in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned

Lawmakers working to complete their 2022 session said they were effectively held-hostage inside, and eventually huddled to a safe location, as SWAT team operatives worked to disperse the gathered crowds

Officers opened fire when several anti-abortion protesters started banging on glass doors of the building

Arizona protesters start to move away as the state police begins tear gassing people

Riot police surround the Arizona Capitol after protesters reached the front of the Arizona Sentate building

With tear gas in the air, a large number of police surround the Arizona Capitol after protesters reached the front of the AZ Senate building after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion decision Friday

KPHO-TV reported the officers opened fire when several anti-abortion protesters started banging on glass doors of the building

Abortion rights protesters banged on the walls of the capitol building in Arizona while holding signs

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Stinging tear gas wafted through the Capitol afterward, forcing the Senate to move its proceedings to a hearing room instead of the Senate chamber.

Thousands of spirited demonstrators took to the streets Friday in cities nationwide to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade. 

Most carried signs, chanted slogans and listened to speeches.

In New York, at least 25 people have been arrested after demonstrations across the city Friday, according to the . A police officer estimated that about 17,000 people showed up to a march at Washington Square Park in Lower Manhattan.

Similar arrests were made in Los Angeles, according to Thousands also marched in Grant Park in Chicago, shutting down several streets according to

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