A young black man has been stabbed at the violent riots unfolding in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd. Police reinforcements are firing stun guns and tear gas at protesters in an attempt to curb the violence. Read more:
Shopping carts strewn outside Target. Picture: Picture: Jim Mone/APRioting had also reportedly broken out in the Minnesota city of St Paul on Thursday afternoon, where police fired tear gas on demonstrators.reported that police with batons had barricaded a department store in the city and were using squad cars to block entrances.
In the same area a mobile phone shop and vitamin shop appeared to have been looted, with smashed windows and items missing.After days of continued unrest in the city, the Governor of the state of Minnesota today signed an executive order activating the National Guard to move into Minneapolis. The National Guard will be providing “personnel, equipment, and facilities needed to respond to and recover" to the civil upheaval caused by the protests.
The flag burning demonstration was part of a larger Black Lives Matter protest that took place in the Downtown area of Los Angeles, where protesters blocked off the 101 Freeway and climbed onto California Highway Patrol cars. The protest has moved from the 101 to in front of the DTLA jail. It’s mellow and speakers are up at the front.
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