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Title: Rioters ATTACK CNN headquarters in Atlanta – burn police car as unrest continues
Source:
Express
URL Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl ... anta-cnn-building-donald-trump
Published: May 30, 2020
Author: John Varga
Post Date: 2020-05-30 00:40:01 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 776
Comments: 3
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the entrance of the media giant’s main offices in the city and smashed windows. Police vehicles were also targeted and set on fire by angry crowds, as the protests threatened to spiral out of control. Police in riot gear have been called in to try and restore order. The riots come in the wake of death of George Floyd during an altercation with police in Minneapolis. Shortly afterwards he died, triggering violent riots in the Minnesota city, which the spread to other US cities. JUST IN: Furious social media users savage Melania Trump over Minnesota tweet CNN Headquarters in Atlanta being destroyed; massive police presence “We want a first-degree murder charge. Poster Comment: I have no problem with this...Trump supporters should have done this years ago.
Mr Floyd was filmed being arrested by police officers on Monday.
He was forced to the ground, while an officer knelt on his neck.
Mr Floyd could be heard pleading with the law enforcement official, telling him he could not breathe.
Rioters smash windows at CNN Atlanta office (Image: Breaking 911/Twitter - Fernando Alfonso III)
Derek Chauvin, the police officer involved, has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
However, the attorney representing Mr Floyd’s family said they were disappointed the police officer had not been charged with a more serious offence.
Benjamin Crump told reporters: “We expected a first-degree murder charge.
Rioters set fire to buildings in Minneapolis (Image: GETTY)
pic.twitter.com/dYnYNJj83a— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 30, 2020
“And we want to see the other officers arrested.”
A curfew was imposed on Minneapolis on Friday night, and will also come into effect on Saturday evening, according to an emergency resolution signed by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Several cities surrounding Minneapolis have also enacted a mandatory curfew
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#3. To: Deckard (#0)
Ahhhhh,the irony! Should have happened long ago.
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