On Saturday, protesters threw water at police officers in plastic bottles. Police released tear gas shells to disperse the protesters.
Washington| Demonstrations are taking place in 30 cities across the US following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Police and protesters clashed in several cities on Saturday night. Curfew has been imposed in 25 cities in 16 states, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Atlanta. Trump has warned protesters that we have dangerous dogs and deadly weapons.
On Saturday, protesters threw water at police officers in plastic bottles. Police released tear gas shells to disperse the protesters. Demonstrators set Chevrolet vehicles on fire near the White House. These vehicles are used by police and special service officers.
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Police said that so far 1400 protesters have been arrested all over America. Eighty per cent of detained protesters in Minnesota are from Minneapolis during two days of demonstrations. 51 people were detained in Minnesota from Thursday afternoon to Saturday afternoon on charges of rioting, theft, property damage. 43 of these people were from Minneapolis. During the demonstration, 13 police personnel were injured in Philadelphia. According to police commissioner Danielle Outlaw, four police vehicles were also burnt by protesters. During this, the police detained 14 people.
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Hundreds of people staged a protest outside the White House on Friday, following which it was called off. On Saturday, protesters gathered outside the White House. This was followed by a clash with security officials. Trump has praised American Secret Service officials guarding the White House.
Trump said that he was watching every incident. “I was feeling very safe. A large crowd organized professionally, but no one came close to breaking the fence. If they had come, they would have been welcomed by dangerous dogs and deadly weapons,” Trump said. Along with this, Trump has accused Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bauzer of not providing police to help the US Secret Service.
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— Marco (@chieffymac11) May 31, 2020
Demonstrations happened in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin.
In New York, police attacked the protesters with a car. A video of this incident has surfaced. The protesters stop the police car with barricades, then throw water bottles and luggage on the car. Meanwhile, the driver of the first car drives the car into the crowd of protestors. No injuries have been reported in this incident.
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