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Clashes as protests over killing of black American sweep United States

Published : Sunday, 31 May, 2020 at 12:00 AM  Count : 437

A protester holds up a sign in front of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, on May 29 during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25.	photo : AFP

A protester holds up a sign in front of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, on May 29 during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes. - Demonstrations are being held across the US after George Floyd died in police custody on May 25. photo : AFP

MINNEAPOLIS, May 30: A thousand more National Guard soldiers were mobilized on Saturday as violent protests over the death of an unarmed black man during an arrest in Minneapolis erupted across the United States.
Murder charges laid against the officer on Friday failed to quell seething anger as riots against police racism raged from New York to Los Angeles in one of the worst nights of civil unrest in America in years.
Demonstrators ignoring a curfew clashed with police for a fourth straight night in the midwestern city of Minneapolis, where fires burned out of control, looters roamed freely and protesters staged cat-and-mouse clashes with law enforcement.
Minnesota National Guard Major General Jon Jensen told a press conference early Saturday that the state's governor had authorized the deployment of an extra 1,000 soldiers to help police control the situation.
The state has become the epicentre of violence since George Floyd died there in an arrest by an officer who pinned him to the ground for several minutes by kneeling on his neck.
Derek Chauvin was charged Friday with one count of third-degree murder -- unintentionally causing a death -- and one count of negligent manslaughter.
"This case is now ready, and we have charged it," said county prosecutor Mike Freeman as outrage grew over the latest death of an African American in police custody.
But the charges failed to calm a shaken nation whose deep wounds over racial inequality have been torn open anew.
In Atlanta, police cruisers were attacked and set ablaze as rallies spun out of control, while in the capital Washington protesters collided with Secret Service agents in heated midnight scenes in front of the White House.
President Donald Trump said he watched "every move" the agents took and "couldn't have felt more safe."
In a tweet, he wrote: "They let the 'protesters' scream & rant as much as they wanted, but whenever someone got too frisky or out of line, they would quickly come down on them, hard - didn't know what hit them."
Protests took hold in a swathe of cities including Boston, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Houston, Las Vegas, Memphis, and Portland.
Authorities imposed a curfew Friday in Minneapolis after three nights of protests left parts of the city in flames.
But the demonstrators, many wearing masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus, defiantly remained on the streets, facing off with police who fired tear gas and flashbangs in efforts to regain control.    -AFP











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